Derek Calhoun

There is a little clover in the pasture already, I guess I could add different varieties, but I was hoping for more of a range of flowers throughout the spring, summer and fall. As far as there being a lot of available sources nearby, there really isn't. My parents farm, and there is miles of crop fields around their farmstead, so for a large portion of the year, there isn't very many flowering plants. There are patches of woods about half a mile away from their apiary, so there's bound to be things growing there, but I was hoping to give them a bigger boost.

Since I live in a larger city for the time being, my projects are all done at my parents. For years we have let our honeybees do their own thing, occasionally harvesting honey, but not intensively managing them. However, I would like to give my bees a bigger/better selection this year. I want to put some sort of seed mix out in my parents pasture, roughly 1.5 acres in zone 5. At the same time, there is a good chance some of my brothers cattle will be in the pasture over the summer as well. Does anyone know of some seed mixes that would both be good for bee forage, that are not harmful to cattle, and do well in or around a pasture setting? Thank you in advance!