The Bureau County Farm Bureau, in partnership with the Lee, Marshall-Putnam, Whiteside, and Stark County Farm Bureaus, in partnership with Ag View FS and Growmark, are offering butterfly pollinator seed mix at a reduced price until April 11th . This project is funded in part through an Illinois Farm Bureau Pollinator Grant.
This year we will be offering the GreenYard Butterfly mix which includes Larkspur, Indian blanket, lance leaved coreopsis, purple coneflower, cosmos, gayfeather, zinnia, godetia, butterfly week, Illinois bundle flower, purple prairie clover, round-headed bush clover, black-eyed Susan, New England aster, dianthus repens, Siberian wallflower (It is not CRP certified).
Pollinators, which include bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and more, are responsible for one in every three bites of food we take. The Monarch Butterfly, the State of Illinois very own designated insect, has recently been proposed to be placed on the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is encouraging the public to act now and be a part of its recovery.
Contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau today to include pollinator seed on your farm, in your back yard or inyour garden. Pre-orders can be placed by calling (815) 875-6468. Payments will be required upon ordering and seed mix will be available for pick up at the Farm Bureau office in late April or early May.
For more information, contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau (815) 875-6468.
