Q: Is it a winter mix?
A: No, Ark Hearty™ Suet Mix is a year round mix. Though particularly good in the winter due to its high suet content, it’s balanced nutritional value will benefit the birds all year round, especially as a ‘pick me up’ during the nesting season.
Q: Can I use it for table and ground feeding birds?
A: Ark Hearty™ Suet Mix can be used for table and ground feeding birds as well as in feeders for the smaller birds. It is an extremely palatable mix and packed with energy that can benefit all kinds of garden birds.
Q: The birds often drop the tiny round seeds, is this because they don't like them?
A: The small round seeds you refer to in the Ark Hearty™ Suet Mix are the red and white dari, which are high carbohydrate tonic seeds. All our mixes are specially formulated for wild birds’ nutritional requirements and the role of the tonic seeds is the birds will take them as and when they need them throughout the year. Obviously this will mean that with changes in season and changes of bird visitors with migration patterns, that the amount of tonic seeds they require will vary.