This pollen and nectar mixture has been developed to provide a food source for beneficial pollinators such as bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies and to encourage the natural predators that feed on crop pests.
This forms part of an integrated pest management approach to crop protection.
When planted in close proximity to cropped areas the natural predators that these plots encourage can help to reduce the use of pesticides as well as improving overall biodiversity.
SFI/CSS compatibility
| Arable crops |
Temp crops |
Horticultural |
Non horticultural |
Improved |
Low input |
| AHL 1 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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| AB1 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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The seed mixtures have been designed to be compatible with a range of actions within the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) and the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). However, these mixtures are no guarantee of compliance and should therefore be grown and managed in a way that can be reasonably expected to meet the aims of the action.