Farm Pollinator Mix
The Farm Pollinator Mix supplies flowering species from spring to early autumn ideal for non-farmed spaces such as laneways and roadside verges, field, arable and watercourse margins and unused areas around farmyards.
This wildflower seed mixture increases the biodiversity value of your farm without loss to production and contains a blend of annual and perennial species highlighted by the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan as suitable for pollinators.
Benefits of Farm Pollinator Mix
- Increased biodiversity
- Colourful and distinct landscape
- Contains All-Ireland Pollinator Plan species
- Supports pollinators through the entire lifecycle
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| Sowing rate | 4 kg pack (0.4 acre) |
| Sowing time | Late March to late July (avoid very dry sowing periods |
| Sowing depth | No more than 10 mm |
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Maintenance
- Do not apply any herbicides or fertilise
- Control any noxious weeds by pulling out or using spot treatment
- Cut down to 40-70 mm and remove clippings in late August/early September
- Oversow at half rate each spring to maintain flowering intensity
Measures to enhance pollinators on your farm
- Avoid ‘over-neatness’ to benefit bees and other wildlife
- Allow native hedgerows such as whitethorn to flower each year
- Avoid cutting hedgerows annually to allow flowering and fruiting
- Leave at least one mature whitethorn/blackthorn tree within each hedgerow
- Consider maintaining nesting habitats for bumblebees and solitary bees, keeping them free from pesticides
- Wild bees need an uninterrupted source of wildflowers for food. Additional flowers are particularly important in summer after hedgerows have finished flowering
Farm Pollinator Mix ingredients
- Red clover
- White clover
- Vetch
- Phacelia
- Chicory
- Birdsfoot trefoil