AB1 Nectar Flower Mix
Nectar flower areas are designed to boost essential food sources for beneficial pollinators, such as bumble bees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies. The objective is to create areas which can produce a continuous supply pollen and nectar from early summer through to the autumn. This is achieved sowing a mixture of flowering species by sowing a managing the area to create a sequence of flowering.
Mix Options: Each species suits a different range of soil types. The Field Options range AB1-Chalk & Limestone suits free draining and high pH soils. AB1- Neutral and Heavy Soils tolerates damper conditions. Nectar Rich Bronze is a popular mixture formulated for Stewardship agreements prior to 2020. Special mixtures can be formulated, if required.