Copy of WBA 2 Autumn Sown Bumblebird Mixture 2 Year Autumn Sown (AB16)
This mixture is eligible for Countryside Stewardship option AB16
It will provide important food resources for farmland birds and a range of nectar feeding insects, including butterflies and bumblebees on arable land and mixed farms.
If successful there will be:
- An abundant supply of small seeds during the winter months
- Farmland birds such as tree sparrow and corn bunting eating these seeds
- Abundant supply of pollen and nectar-rich flowers between early and late summer
- Pollinating and beneficial insects including bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies using these flowers
Sow late August to the end of September
| Sowing Rate | Pack Size |
| 40-50kg/ha | 20kg |
Technical Specifications
2 Year autumn sown bumblebird mixture
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