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Cheerios Will Send You 500 Wildflower Seeds For Free To Help Save The Bees
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Cheerios Will Send You 500 Wildflower Seeds For Free To Help Save The Bees

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The bee population has been in decline since the Second World War, so cheerios decided to help them. Firstly, they removed Buzz the bee from many cereal boxes to spread the word, and now they’re giving away 100 million wildflower seeds. This means that you can get a free pack to create a honey bee-friendly habitat in your own yard!

To be eligible for the 500 free wildflower seeds pack you have to live in the US, Canada, or the UK. After filling out a simple form, you should expect the pack to arrive in 4-6 weeks. Also, Cheerios has also promised to incorporate wildflowers into 3,300 acres (which is equivalent to 30 Vatican Cities) of its oat farms by 2020 as an act to save the bees.

All the buzz came just when bees need it the most. Increased pesticide use, widespread parasites, and the development of formerly wild spaces are threatening them all over the globe. This concerns all of us as well because a world without pollinators would be devastating for food production. Consider this: every 1 in 3 bites of food we eat is made possible by the bees and other pollinators. So take out your gardening tools, seed some beautiful flowers and let’s make hives great again!

More info: cheerios.com | charitycontent.org.uk | bringbackthebees.ca

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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Linda Harley
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might want to read where the said seeds come from..Origin and such,non native seeds,pest seeds,and invasive seeds,not good for bees or natural habitat!

Sierra Hall
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely, everyone needs to do their research before planting these seeds. In some regions a certain flower may be considered an invasive species. Nothing is wrong with the idea, but they should have made it region specific.

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Savannah Lynn
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheerios has the HIGHEST content of glyphosate of any cereal on the planet. Which kills bees. "Cheerio" means goodbye. They use a bee as their mascot...in our face killing the bees all the while pretending to save the bees. Goot lort.

Kevin Ganzhorn
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Show solid proof/factual evidence of Cheerios having the highest glyphosate contaminants.

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Nancy E
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a gardener ,so, bees are friends , even when I get stung. My home state of Tennessee plants drifts of wildflowers along the interstate highways. I always look forward to seeing them Honey bees are declining & this may be why Harvard roboticists are developing a solution to the crisis: swarms of tiny robot bees made of titanium and plastic that can pollinate vast fields of cash crops.

William Wilfong
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the problems Cheerios is having is that in several states some of the flowers are considered weeds and they don't want people to plant them. I.E. in western Washington buttercups are considered a weed, elsewhere they are bought to plant.

Panda Man
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Cheerios ad where buzz disappears off the box makes me sad

WONDERS Teresa Kocsis
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is the most wonderful a nd the most important project I've run across in ages.. Congrats to Cheerios and everyone involved in it's conception and and reality o.. Thank you so much for the bees.. They so deserve this..

imawildflower23
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Planted my "wildflowers" turns out it was nightshade which is poisonous and invasive

Lynne Riley
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"In 2018, EWG released two reports confirming the presence of the harmful pesticide glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, in popular oat-based cereals, like Cheerios and Quaker oatmeal." This is a public relations scam. Call them out.

Debbie Hebert
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have planted Cheerios seeds in the past and have no issues continuing to do so. Thanks Cheerios.

Kelsey Grimsley
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also Cheerios are not organic and rely on large scale monocropping so they’re massively contributing to the original problem...🤦🏻‍♂️ if they actually wanted to make a positive impact (and not just a fake csr campaign) they’d transition to organic.

Angel Tello
Community Member
4 years ago

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Rcatheron
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Article is two years old. Also, General Mills uses GMO oats, one of the killers of bees. Wake up, Cheerios! You're bad juju.

Peggy Schmidt
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this was offered two years ago, and since I can't find a link to apply, has this been discontinued? A friend of mine just posted it today.

Angie Austin
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t see where you sign up to get the seeds to plant? I would love to plant wildflowers on my acre & 1/2 lot that’s cleared out already. That would be nice to see the flowers & help the bees

Chadwick Owens
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Old Post and no way to receive free seeds the....f**k you Cheerios

Chadwick Owens
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very hard to even find how to receive "free seeds"....where is the link to the seeds?

Dawn Casey
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I plant many flowers in my garden for pollinators! Very glad to hear that Cheerios cares. I will save my free seeds for someone who can't afford them!

Leslie Davis
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Were do I apply for the seeds? Just a bunch of other junk n no where to sign up? Really!!!!!!

Aurora Maria
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently this is extremely invasive to the native Alaskan ecosystem so I will not be doing this as where have many locals tried. Also a few friends in VA said they ended up with the same result

Aurora Maria
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently this is extremely invasive to our Native Alaskan ecosystem so I will not be doing this. A few other friends tried this is VA and discovered the same result

Daniel Bouyssou
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't believe it due to I entered a sweepstakes and won a Cheerios bee hive 2 years ago but they never delivered.

Nita Gritten
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

religion specific seriously, send me the seeds, I will plant them all over the damn place. This is the environment, IDGAF about being religion specific.

Connie Cave
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can NOT find where to get my free seeds. Can someone help me????

Steve Hutchins
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If people would stop spraying pesticides which kills the bees, and home owners stop using services such as Mosquito Man which their lawn sprays kill beneficial insects, the world would be a better place... I use mint oil, garlic, and other oils to repel mosquitos, fleas, ticks, and spiders...

Jeremy Etier
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why don’t we do this. Go buy plants native to your areas that draw in bees and plant them. Do your part in your own communities to help. Stop relying on someone else to fix a problem we can all help with

Charlie Przybyl
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to plant more flowers for the bees we have many blooming trees and plants in my yard plus many trees 🌳 to help clean the air too

Karen Frayne
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this posting again as though it is current? Not the first time...unfollowing BoredPanda.

Elaina Blodgett
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you care .: .Stop using Round up and other pesticides Stop buying spring flowers sprayed with neospecricide with the sole purpose of killing bees 🐝 at Home Depot and Lowe’s - when you plant them at your hone they kill your bees too - these sprays should be banned

Ski tren
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

GMO'S IN THEIR FOOD CAUSE THE BEES TO GO EXTINCT AND COLONY COLLAPSE IN THE FIRST PLACE. ITS GOING TO TAKE ELIMINATING THE GMOS FROM THE FOOD AND FEED ANIMALS DIETS TO ELIMINATE THE SOURCE OF COLLAPSE. NOT BY SENDING A FEW PEOPLE 500 SEEDS THAT PROBABLY ARE ALSO BIOENGINEERED OR PKGD FROM COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE GMO SEEDS. MONSANTO.SEEDS PROBABLY AE WHATS BEING SENT.

Joni Hamilton
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have searched this site over and over. Somewhere I am missing something. Where or what do you click on to get the seeds?

Susan Rosen
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bees are dying because of all the pesticides Monsanto has made that are used on crops, etc.

Scott Smith
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which is great since Monsanto’s weed killer is found in their cereal. Also Quaker. Maybe stop trying to be praised for a band aid and stop using the thing that’s creating the wound? Hi I am killing bees with poison Here’s flower seeds Keeps killing bees with poison... um no

Scott Smith
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which is great since Monsanto’s weed killer is found in their cereal. Also Quaker. Maybe stop participating in the problem....

Jim Lykins
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If Cheerios wants to help bees, they can get the bee-killing GLYPHOSATE out of their cereal!

Robin Ousley
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would help the bees all I can because they do a lot for the plant we would have food or the beautiful flowers without them

Susan Larsen-Heise
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will plant wildflower seeds free or not, if it means more bees for our environment.

Melody McClure
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi 👋🏼 I noticed that this article is 2 years old. SO... I’m just wondering if you’re still sending out the FREE WILDFLOWER SEEDS! Last year was the first time I’ve ever had a garden and I planted a bunch of wildflower seeds. They were beautiful! I would sure appreciate those FREE SEEDS! Thank you!!! MelodyMcClure

Nina DeSantis
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got them last year and they were great! The bloomed and were lovely and helpful.

Joy Lacey
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't see where the form is to fill our for the 500 free seeds.

Blythe Potter
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This article has false information. Cheerios has zero links for getting free seeds and many of the external links don’t work.

Blythe Potter
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is false information. Their site lists zero places to sign up for seeds and several of the external GM links are not valid.

Karen Boml
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still don't know how to get the wildflower seeds so I can further help the bees

Tommy Auten
Community Member
4 years ago

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Tabatha Tritt
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IMG_2419.JPG I had honeybees in my house and had a guy come and rehive them

Meagan Fowler
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But.....their oats are fullll of glyphosphate (pesticides/roundup)

Chaz Niemoeller
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Fill out a simple form." Where? Might be a good item to have in your article. sheesh

Marie Gruber
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s too bad they are still spraying all there crops with round up, hence killing more bees than saving in addition to being contributors to the killing of more humans due to glyphosates... Down with Monsanto... “Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, made by General Mills, had the highest levels, with 833 ppb, and regular Cheerios had 729 ppb. Temkin says the EWG benchmark for children's health of 160 ppb is calculated on how much of a substance would result in one additional case of cancer in every million people over a lifetime.” https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20190614/weedkillers-in-cereal-what-to-know

Sandy Golden
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way interesting comments....sadly, too many of us aren't savvy enough to catch this....I do mean myself! Thanks for the posts!

Eliza Bacon
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, where is the application to receive this packet of seeds??

Lorraine Corso
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have flower gardens and I know bees love roses, pansies, hibiscus flowers which is what I have now.

Sherri Flesner
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the worst idea ever! If you only worry about honey bees, which are not native to America, you will be taking away from the good for the native bees in each state. Sending flowers silly billy around the country is you destroy the plants for our natives. Wish a company this big would do a little research before actually causing more harm than good.

Pat Moore
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't find anything on the Cheerios website where they will send you wild flower seeds. They talk a lot about bees nd such, which is good inof, but no seeds.

Jim Geis
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheerios doesn't want to save anything. Their cereal has the highest levels of Glyphosate of any other cereal, which is part of what is killing the bees in the first place. GMO crops are another. Do you really think these seeds are non-GMO?

Connie Beattie
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

never got mine! ordered them on May 1st.....waited 4-6, 7, 8, 9, 10 weeks....got NOTHING!!!!!

Jenna Gallegos
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Planting these seeds may not be the best way to help pollinators. Native insects need native plants. More on that here: https://davissciencepolicy.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/8-bee-experts-weigh-in-on-pollinator-decline-cheerios-bid-to-save-them/

Ann Grimes
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way to go Cheerios, 100 million wildflower seeds is making a difference.

Anilda
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stunning idea!!! I hope all the rest of the companies will start this awareness as well

Lorraine Corso
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Buying and planting your own flowers is something you can do without some company's bs.

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Lemonsito
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nevermind... Posted a comment before reading the article... Got too excited for the free Wildflower seeds... haha

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Lara
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look up "Saatguttausch" or "Saatgutbörse". People are exchanging seeds there. Most of the time it's vegetables but i guess you will always find some flower seeds too. And people are usually giving them away for free. If you harvest seeds from your own plants you will end up with too many to plant all by yourself anyway. =) I guess there are similar concepts in other contries too.

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John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always wondered why I have been a lifelong cheerios fan. :D

Pierre Black
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a pathetic weak attempt to look green in the face of sell unhealthy food while destroying the environment. Classic and disgusting greenwashing. This is outrageous nonsense. They should be embarrassed.

Fiona Minton
Community Member
7 years ago

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but they are contributing to the death of millions of bees, honey doesnt come "naturally" the queen bee must be slaughtered in order for the bees to make more honey, or something like that. but just like dawn, they ARENT helping animals, just killing more and more of them

Linda Harley
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might want to read where the said seeds come from..Origin and such,non native seeds,pest seeds,and invasive seeds,not good for bees or natural habitat!

Sierra Hall
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely, everyone needs to do their research before planting these seeds. In some regions a certain flower may be considered an invasive species. Nothing is wrong with the idea, but they should have made it region specific.

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Savannah Lynn
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheerios has the HIGHEST content of glyphosate of any cereal on the planet. Which kills bees. "Cheerio" means goodbye. They use a bee as their mascot...in our face killing the bees all the while pretending to save the bees. Goot lort.

Kevin Ganzhorn
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Show solid proof/factual evidence of Cheerios having the highest glyphosate contaminants.

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Nancy E
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a gardener ,so, bees are friends , even when I get stung. My home state of Tennessee plants drifts of wildflowers along the interstate highways. I always look forward to seeing them Honey bees are declining & this may be why Harvard roboticists are developing a solution to the crisis: swarms of tiny robot bees made of titanium and plastic that can pollinate vast fields of cash crops.

William Wilfong
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the problems Cheerios is having is that in several states some of the flowers are considered weeds and they don't want people to plant them. I.E. in western Washington buttercups are considered a weed, elsewhere they are bought to plant.

Panda Man
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Cheerios ad where buzz disappears off the box makes me sad

WONDERS Teresa Kocsis
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is the most wonderful a nd the most important project I've run across in ages.. Congrats to Cheerios and everyone involved in it's conception and and reality o.. Thank you so much for the bees.. They so deserve this..

imawildflower23
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Planted my "wildflowers" turns out it was nightshade which is poisonous and invasive

Lynne Riley
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"In 2018, EWG released two reports confirming the presence of the harmful pesticide glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, in popular oat-based cereals, like Cheerios and Quaker oatmeal." This is a public relations scam. Call them out.

Debbie Hebert
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have planted Cheerios seeds in the past and have no issues continuing to do so. Thanks Cheerios.

Kelsey Grimsley
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also Cheerios are not organic and rely on large scale monocropping so they’re massively contributing to the original problem...🤦🏻‍♂️ if they actually wanted to make a positive impact (and not just a fake csr campaign) they’d transition to organic.

Angel Tello
Community Member
4 years ago

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Rcatheron
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Article is two years old. Also, General Mills uses GMO oats, one of the killers of bees. Wake up, Cheerios! You're bad juju.

Peggy Schmidt
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this was offered two years ago, and since I can't find a link to apply, has this been discontinued? A friend of mine just posted it today.

Angie Austin
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t see where you sign up to get the seeds to plant? I would love to plant wildflowers on my acre & 1/2 lot that’s cleared out already. That would be nice to see the flowers & help the bees

Chadwick Owens
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Old Post and no way to receive free seeds the....f**k you Cheerios

Chadwick Owens
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very hard to even find how to receive "free seeds"....where is the link to the seeds?

Dawn Casey
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I plant many flowers in my garden for pollinators! Very glad to hear that Cheerios cares. I will save my free seeds for someone who can't afford them!

Leslie Davis
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Were do I apply for the seeds? Just a bunch of other junk n no where to sign up? Really!!!!!!

Aurora Maria
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently this is extremely invasive to the native Alaskan ecosystem so I will not be doing this as where have many locals tried. Also a few friends in VA said they ended up with the same result

Aurora Maria
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently this is extremely invasive to our Native Alaskan ecosystem so I will not be doing this. A few other friends tried this is VA and discovered the same result

Daniel Bouyssou
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't believe it due to I entered a sweepstakes and won a Cheerios bee hive 2 years ago but they never delivered.

Nita Gritten
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

religion specific seriously, send me the seeds, I will plant them all over the damn place. This is the environment, IDGAF about being religion specific.

Connie Cave
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can NOT find where to get my free seeds. Can someone help me????

Steve Hutchins
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If people would stop spraying pesticides which kills the bees, and home owners stop using services such as Mosquito Man which their lawn sprays kill beneficial insects, the world would be a better place... I use mint oil, garlic, and other oils to repel mosquitos, fleas, ticks, and spiders...

Jeremy Etier
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why don’t we do this. Go buy plants native to your areas that draw in bees and plant them. Do your part in your own communities to help. Stop relying on someone else to fix a problem we can all help with

Charlie Przybyl
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to plant more flowers for the bees we have many blooming trees and plants in my yard plus many trees 🌳 to help clean the air too

Karen Frayne
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this posting again as though it is current? Not the first time...unfollowing BoredPanda.

Elaina Blodgett
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you care .: .Stop using Round up and other pesticides Stop buying spring flowers sprayed with neospecricide with the sole purpose of killing bees 🐝 at Home Depot and Lowe’s - when you plant them at your hone they kill your bees too - these sprays should be banned

Ski tren
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

GMO'S IN THEIR FOOD CAUSE THE BEES TO GO EXTINCT AND COLONY COLLAPSE IN THE FIRST PLACE. ITS GOING TO TAKE ELIMINATING THE GMOS FROM THE FOOD AND FEED ANIMALS DIETS TO ELIMINATE THE SOURCE OF COLLAPSE. NOT BY SENDING A FEW PEOPLE 500 SEEDS THAT PROBABLY ARE ALSO BIOENGINEERED OR PKGD FROM COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE GMO SEEDS. MONSANTO.SEEDS PROBABLY AE WHATS BEING SENT.

Joni Hamilton
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have searched this site over and over. Somewhere I am missing something. Where or what do you click on to get the seeds?

Susan Rosen
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bees are dying because of all the pesticides Monsanto has made that are used on crops, etc.

Scott Smith
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which is great since Monsanto’s weed killer is found in their cereal. Also Quaker. Maybe stop trying to be praised for a band aid and stop using the thing that’s creating the wound? Hi I am killing bees with poison Here’s flower seeds Keeps killing bees with poison... um no

Scott Smith
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which is great since Monsanto’s weed killer is found in their cereal. Also Quaker. Maybe stop participating in the problem....

Jim Lykins
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If Cheerios wants to help bees, they can get the bee-killing GLYPHOSATE out of their cereal!

Robin Ousley
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would help the bees all I can because they do a lot for the plant we would have food or the beautiful flowers without them

Susan Larsen-Heise
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will plant wildflower seeds free or not, if it means more bees for our environment.

Melody McClure
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hi 👋🏼 I noticed that this article is 2 years old. SO... I’m just wondering if you’re still sending out the FREE WILDFLOWER SEEDS! Last year was the first time I’ve ever had a garden and I planted a bunch of wildflower seeds. They were beautiful! I would sure appreciate those FREE SEEDS! Thank you!!! MelodyMcClure

Nina DeSantis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got them last year and they were great! The bloomed and were lovely and helpful.

Joy Lacey
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't see where the form is to fill our for the 500 free seeds.

Blythe Potter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This article has false information. Cheerios has zero links for getting free seeds and many of the external links don’t work.

Blythe Potter
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is false information. Their site lists zero places to sign up for seeds and several of the external GM links are not valid.

Karen Boml
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still don't know how to get the wildflower seeds so I can further help the bees

Tommy Auten
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4 years ago

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Tabatha Tritt
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IMG_2419.JPG I had honeybees in my house and had a guy come and rehive them

Meagan Fowler
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But.....their oats are fullll of glyphosphate (pesticides/roundup)

Chaz Niemoeller
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Fill out a simple form." Where? Might be a good item to have in your article. sheesh

Marie Gruber
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s too bad they are still spraying all there crops with round up, hence killing more bees than saving in addition to being contributors to the killing of more humans due to glyphosates... Down with Monsanto... “Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, made by General Mills, had the highest levels, with 833 ppb, and regular Cheerios had 729 ppb. Temkin says the EWG benchmark for children's health of 160 ppb is calculated on how much of a substance would result in one additional case of cancer in every million people over a lifetime.” https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20190614/weedkillers-in-cereal-what-to-know

Sandy Golden
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way interesting comments....sadly, too many of us aren't savvy enough to catch this....I do mean myself! Thanks for the posts!

Eliza Bacon
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, where is the application to receive this packet of seeds??

Lorraine Corso
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have flower gardens and I know bees love roses, pansies, hibiscus flowers which is what I have now.

Sherri Flesner
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the worst idea ever! If you only worry about honey bees, which are not native to America, you will be taking away from the good for the native bees in each state. Sending flowers silly billy around the country is you destroy the plants for our natives. Wish a company this big would do a little research before actually causing more harm than good.

Pat Moore
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't find anything on the Cheerios website where they will send you wild flower seeds. They talk a lot about bees nd such, which is good inof, but no seeds.

Jim Geis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheerios doesn't want to save anything. Their cereal has the highest levels of Glyphosate of any other cereal, which is part of what is killing the bees in the first place. GMO crops are another. Do you really think these seeds are non-GMO?

Connie Beattie
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

never got mine! ordered them on May 1st.....waited 4-6, 7, 8, 9, 10 weeks....got NOTHING!!!!!

Jenna Gallegos
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Planting these seeds may not be the best way to help pollinators. Native insects need native plants. More on that here: https://davissciencepolicy.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/8-bee-experts-weigh-in-on-pollinator-decline-cheerios-bid-to-save-them/

Ann Grimes
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way to go Cheerios, 100 million wildflower seeds is making a difference.

Anilda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stunning idea!!! I hope all the rest of the companies will start this awareness as well

Lorraine Corso
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Buying and planting your own flowers is something you can do without some company's bs.

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Lemonsito
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nevermind... Posted a comment before reading the article... Got too excited for the free Wildflower seeds... haha

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Lara
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look up "Saatguttausch" or "Saatgutbörse". People are exchanging seeds there. Most of the time it's vegetables but i guess you will always find some flower seeds too. And people are usually giving them away for free. If you harvest seeds from your own plants you will end up with too many to plant all by yourself anyway. =) I guess there are similar concepts in other contries too.

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John L
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always wondered why I have been a lifelong cheerios fan. :D

Pierre Black
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a pathetic weak attempt to look green in the face of sell unhealthy food while destroying the environment. Classic and disgusting greenwashing. This is outrageous nonsense. They should be embarrassed.

Fiona Minton
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7 years ago

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but they are contributing to the death of millions of bees, honey doesnt come "naturally" the queen bee must be slaughtered in order for the bees to make more honey, or something like that. but just like dawn, they ARENT helping animals, just killing more and more of them

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