best time to plant wildflower seeds in illinois IL CP42 Pollinator Habitat Seed

best time to plant wildflower seeds in illinois IL CP42 Pollinator Habitat SeedEach Farm Service office tends to have slightly different mixes and goals. Please email us to let us know your standards and approximate budget and we will happily give you a quote to meet your needs. Rates are based on the specific blend you require. If you are using a standard mix below are the prices. If we are short on a species we will need to provide a substitute at an adjusted cost. If you are a farmer or other wholesale entity, please reach

Each Farm Service office tends to have slightly different mixes and goals. Please email us to let us know your standards and approximate budget and we will happily give you a quote to meet your needs.  Rates are based on the specific blend you require.  If you are using a standard mix below are the prices.  If we are short on a species we will need to provide a substitute at an adjusted cost.

 If you are a farmer or other wholesale entity, please reach out to [email protected] for a quote.

Mix Specifications:
IL CP42 Dry Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Dry Monarch Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Dry Slope Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Dry Slope Monarch Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Mesic Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Mesic Monarch Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Mesic Slope Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Mesic Slope Monarch Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Wet Pollinator Mix
IL CP42 Wet Monarch Pollinator Mix

From USDA:

The Importance of Pollinators  

Agricultural productivity is directly dependent on pollinators, especially bees, to produce more than one-third of our food products. In fact, bee-pollinated commodities account for $20 billion in annual U.S. agricultural production and $217 billion worldwide. In addition to bees, other pollinators, including butterflies and moths, beetles, flies, wasps, birds, and bats are necessary for pollinating more than 80 percent of plants. Without pollinators providing pollen, many plants could not set seed and reproduce; and consequently many animal populations and species would die out. This has serious economic implications for humans and for native ecosystem diversity and stability.

Pollinator Habitat Initiative and the Conservation Reserve Program

Pollinators have declined worldwide as a result of habitat loss and other factors; however, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Pollinator Habitat Initiative (CP-42), offers landowners a way to create longer-lasting meadows of high-quality native wildflowers that support pollinators and other wildlife populations throughout the growing season while increasing the percentage of fast-blooming forage legumes and other wildflowers that have traditionally been a part of CRP plant mixes.

For more than 25 years, CRP has provided millions of acres of habitat for honey bees and other pollinators. With abundant acres of legume-rich forage or diverse wildflower plantings, CRP lands offer hives (bee colonies) large-scale sources of pollen and nectar that keep pollinators and their habitat healthy. CP-42 practices are comprised of native plant species although exceptions are made if diverse native seed mixes are unavailable. The species mix should include a variety of plants that grow at different times throughout the growing seasons providing a diversity of pollen sources that are critical for honey bee and native bee health. These plants can be an integral part of the conservation practices that landowners, farmers, and ranchers install as part of their conservation plan. Combined, these efforts will increase pollinator habitat across the U.S. and contribute substantially to crop pollination on farms where their habitat needs are met.  

Contact your local FSA office for the forms needed to enroll in this program. Phone numbers for county offices can be found online at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/index

*It is up to the purchaser to confirm with the local FSA office that the mix that complies with requirements.

• Requires Cold Moist Stratification
• Full Sun To Part Sun
• Normal to Dry Soils
• Don't forget the cover crop.

*All mixes may vary in % composition and species composition based upon availability. 

 All seed sales are final and can not be returned because they are custom mixed at the time of purchase.