Good Morning Roxanne, 

Thank you for contacting the U of M Extension Service. 

Based on the information you gave us, you live in Morrison County. Here is a link to the Morrison County Soil and Water Conservation District. https://www.morrisonswcd.org/

They may have grant funding to assist your project, and/or on site guidance to do it. I suggest you call them and discuss possibilities. 

Here are a few links from the U of M Extension Yard and Garden website: https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/solarization-occultation

You could use a herbicide to kill the vegetation completely before planting. Here is a link about plants to support pollinators: https://extension.umn.edu/lawns-and-landscapes/flowers-pollinators

There are several local area native plant nurseries. We cannot endorse any particular business, but their seed combinations can be used. They also provide planting suggestions. 

Here is a link about dormant seeding in late fall. It does not have to be bee lawn seed. It could be mixed native grasses and flowers. 

Thank you for helping our pollinators! They need all the support they can get. 

Good Luck!