Bees need our help
The scientific hivemind agrees
72%
decline in Colorado’s western bumblebee population.
20%
of Colorado’s bumblebees are now at risk of extinction
72%
20%
Bees need our help.
decline in Colorado’s western bumblebee population.
of Colorado’s bumblebees are now at risk of extinction.
The scientific hivemind agrees.
72%
decline in Colorado’s western bumblebee population.
20%
of Colorado’s bumblebees are now at risk of extinction.
We spread Wilderflowers™ all across the state.
At regular libraries, Little Free Libraries, farmer’s markets, rec centers and more, we gave away enough seed packets to grow about 50 million flowers.
What are Wilderflowers?
What are Wilderflowers?
Wilder’s Tips for Fall Planting
Wilderflowers are a mix of the following beautiful, pollinator-friendly flowers.
- Beeplant, Rocky Mountain - Cleome serrulata
- Blanketflower Gaillardia - Aristata
- Lewis Flax Linum - Lewisii
- Tidy-Tips - Layia Platyglossa
- Coneflower, Narrow-leaf Purple - Echinacea Angustifolia
- Iris, Wild Blue Iris - Missouriensis
- Gayfeather Liatris - Spicata
- Coneflower, Prairie Ratibida - Columnifera
- Beardtongue, One-Sided Penstemon - Unilateralis
- Lupine, Mountain - Lupinus argenteus
- Aster Prairie - Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
- Columbine - Blue Aquilegia caerulea, Blue
- Coreopsis, Plains - Coreopsis Tinctoria
- Black-Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta
- Daisy, Fleabane - Erigeron speciosus
- Gayfeather, Dotted - Liatris punctata
Wilder’s Tips for Fall Planting
Wilder’s Tips for Fall Planting:
- Bee cool. Plant at home or ask before spreading. Please do not spread seeds on public lands like state parks, trails, or open space, or on private property without permission.
- When planting, first, loosen the soil with a rake. Then, scatter the seeds. Lightly rake into top 1⁄4'' of soil.
- Wilderflower seeds would love to be planted in fall! Plant after the first few frosts but before the first big snow. Seeds will lie dormant until temperatures warm up and then sprout in spring.
- Check out the Farmer’s Almanac’s Frost Date Calculator to narrow in on the first frost date where you live.
- If this fall is dry and October comes and goes without snow, plan to water. If snow comes early, wait for it to melt and plant before the next forecasted snow.
Why did we do it?
Colorado without bees would really sting.
Bees may be small, but they’re kind of a big deal. They’re responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat! In Colorado, they help produce apples from Paonia, pumpkins from Lafayette, tomatoes from Grand Junction, peaches from Palisade, cantaloupes from Rocky Ford and lots more. At least 75% of all flowering plants on earth are supported by pollinators. Suffice it to say, we need the bees.
It’s not just the bees that were buzzing this summer.
Group Wants Colorado Kids to Save the Bees This Summer–Giving Out 100,000 Free Packets of Wildflower Seeds
- Good News Network
Generation Wild is calling on kids and families to help keep Colorado “bee-utiful” this summer
- Denver 7
We picked some up at the children's museum got ALL the colors ❤️❤️ my 5yo can't wait to plant them.
Everyone loved the packets! I got numerous notes in my library from children and adults expressing their thanks!
Best summer ever. 🐝
It’s not just the bees that were buzzing this summer.
Wilderflowers are the bee’s knees.
Wilderflowers are the brainchild of Colorado’s outdoor spokescreature, Wilder. His goal is to help Colorado’s kids and our wilderness thrive by spreading a love for the outdoors. So after hearing that the bees need our help, he lept into action, as quickly as a 328 lb, 8-foot-tall yeti-goat could. Wilder and Generation Wild distributed nearly 100,000 packets of Wilderflowers across the state to create more habitat for pollinators.
Helping bees takes a village.
Wilderflowers provide essential nectar and pollen sources for bees and other pollinators. They include a variety of flowers with different shapes and colors to attract the bees. But planting wildflowers is just one way to help bees. Other ways include not spraying pesticides, leaving areas of undisturbed earth for nesting, and putting out a shallow dish of water for pollinator friends to take a drink.
Wilderflowers are not only great for Colorado bees, but they’re also great for Colorado kids.
Gardening helps everyone relax and connects kids to nature. It teaches them lessons in nurturing and patience, helping children develop self-control, resist immediate rewards, and focus on long-term goals. Sprouting seeds is great for your sprouts.
Beezz needzz youzz helpzz.
Beezz needzz
youzz helpzz.
Thanks to our partners for joining the Bee Team.
Show us how you’re planting your Wilderflowers or how your flowers are growing by sharing a photo and tagging @GenerationWildColorado
in your social posts. We’ll randomly select 5 people to win a Bee Team prize pack!
Rules and regulations
Thanks to our partners for joining the Bee Team.
BEE part of the Solution
- 9News