Bumblebees and solitary bees are very important pollinators of both commercial agricultural crops and wild flowers. Many UK species have declined in recent years due to habitat loss. Bumblebees rely on flower rich habitats from March to September to provide essential nectar resources for colony growth. They also require undisturbed tussocky grassland for nesting.
There are a number of ways these habitats can be provided on arable and livestock farms, including planting pollen and nectar margins or wildflower buffer strips and implementing a more sensitive management regime: no/very light application of farm-yard manure, no chemical fertilizers, taking a late hay cut (Mid-July to August) allowing wildflowers to set seed and adopting a sensitive grazing regime.
Organic Mixtures available.
£6.25
Data Sheet Annual nectar mixture. 22% Phacelia22% Buckwheat22% Sainfoin10% Crimson Clover10% Lucerne (inoculated)8% Red Clover6% Alsike Clover Pack Size: 5 Kg Average Sowing Rate: 10-12 Kg / hectare Treatment: Untreated VAT: Exempt Data...
£7.25
Pollen and nectar with grass. (N) - Native 10% Meadow Fescue 10% Tall Oat Grass 10% Cocksfoot 10% Timothy 10% Tall Fescue 10% Sainfoin 8% Birdsfoot Trefoil 6% Alsike Clover...
£40.00
Butterfly and bumblebee mixture. (N) - Native 15% Creeping Red Fescue 15% Hard Fescue 10% Sheeps Fescue 10% Browntop Bent 9% SSMG 6% Lucerne (inoculated) 5% Rough Stalked Meadow Grass...
£8.75
Nectar rich gold. (N) - Native 40% Sainfoin 17% Winter Vetch 10.5% Alsike Clover 10% Red Clover 10% Birdsfoot Trefoil 10% Lucerne (inoculated) 2% Black Knapweed (N) 0.5% Musk Mallow...
£15.00
These mixtures have been designed to be suitable for Solar Farms. The grass species chosen are slower growing with a lower sward height for a low maintenance requirement and include...
£4.15
These mixtures have been designed to be suitable for Solar Farms. The grass species chosen are slower growing with a lower sward height for a low maintenance requirement and include...
£5.15
These mixtures have been designed to be suitable for Solar Farms. The grass species chosen are slower growing with a lower sward height for a low maintenance requirement and include...
£25.00
Wild flower 1 (WF1) mixture. (N) - Native 42% Sainfoin 11% Red Clover 10% Birds Foot Trefoil 6% Yarrow 6% Winter Vetch 5% Black Knapweed (N) 5% Lucerne (inoculated) 4%...