Sunflower Hearts
Our Sunflower Hearts are highly nutritious, full of energy and a favourite of garden birds. These seeds have had their husks removed leaving just the tasty heart. Your birds are bound to love them!
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About Our Sunflower Hearts
These highly nutritious and oil-rich sunflower hearts have had their husks removed (for sunflower seeds wit hthe husks intact, you may prefer our Black Sunflower Seeds). By removing the husks, the birds will not have to do it before eating the seed. This means you'll have less mess around your bird feeders.
How to feed
Being without husks means they're super easy to feed. You could feed them from a special Sunflower Heart Feder, or a normal Seed Feeder will do just fine.
They can also be fed from either a Bird Table or a Ground Feeder.
Birds you might attract include
Some of the birds that love our Sunflower Hearts include, but isn't limited to:
Blackbird, Blue tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, Collared Dove, Starling, Wood Pigeon.Available Sizes
Our sunflower Hearts are available in smaller bags right up to our larger 25kg bags. We offer these in different configurations to make it easy for you to move and store them.
Storing Sunflower Hearts
We would always recommend you store your bird food in an air tight container and in a cool dry place to ensure that it remains fresh up until the best before date.
Product Notes
- This product was previously called 'Premium Sunflower Heart Kernels'. The only change is the name, they are identical and nothing about them has changed except for the name.
- Sunflower Hearts are also known as sunflower kernels and sunflower seeds.
- The 25.1kg sunflower heart sacks are delivered as multiples of 12.55kg sacks and the 15kg (3x 5kg), 20kg (4x 5kg), and 25kg (5x 5kg) as multiples of 5kg sacks, meaning you get more seed for your money.
- As a natural product the size of the hearts can vary based on the weather through growing season. A small percentage of chips may be included in your bag, these are loved by smaller birds. The poor harvest in 2024 caused by adverse weather and growing conditions means that the average heart size can be smaller than for previous harvests. Whilst having an aesthetic impact, it will not change the nutritional benefits of the hearts.
- They may arrive in plastic packaging.
- They are not fit for human consumption.
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GardenBird Trustpilot ReviewsCommon Sunflower Heart and Seed Questions
By popular demand, we've populated a list of helpful answers to common questions we get about Sunflower Hearts. We hope it helps!
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Can Sunflower Hearts Grow?
Sunflower Hearts can germinate and grow beneath your feeders, however with their small size they are less likely to be discarded by birds. Sunflower Hearts have less of a chance to grow than say Black Sunflower Seeds, but can still grow. For complete piece of mind, we'd suggest looking at a 'No-Grow' seed mix.
Are Sunflower Hearts Good For Birds?
Our sunflower hearts are the perfect seed to feed to your wild garden birds. They are nutritious and represent a fantastic source of fat, fiber and protein. And due to the fact that they are de-hulled, the birds expend less energy getting to the seed, making them a high calorie to size ratio!
How Are Sunflower Hearts Produced?
Sunflower Hearts are Sunflower Seeds that have been de-husked which is a process done by machine.
What Are Sunflower Hearts?
De-husked Sunflower Seeds are called Sunflower Hearts. With Sunflower Seeds, the birds will remove and discard the husks, so by buying Sunflower Hearts, the space around your feeders will be cleaner. Plus the birds expend less energy getting to the hearts.
Which Birds Eat Sunflower Hearts?
Some of the birds that love our Sunflower Hearts includes (but isn't limited to): Blackbird, Blue tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, Collared Dove, Starling, Wood Pigeon.
Which Feeder To Use For Sunflower Hearts?
To feed Sunflower Hearts, we recommend using a Sunflower Hearts Feeder or a Seed Feeder.
Do Birds Prefer Sunflower Seeds or Hearts?
In all likelihood, your garden birds will prefer Sunflower Hearts. Sunflower Hearts are easier for them to feed on, meaning they can get the nutrition they need faster.
Can Humans Eat Sunflower Hearts?
Although our Sunflower Hearts are classed as 'bakery grade', they are not fit for human consumption.
Can I Buy Sunflower Hearts In Bulk?
Yes! We sell our Sunflower Hearts in bags of up to 50kg. That's plenty to keep your birds happy for a long time! You can buy multiple bags of 50kg should you need more, or if you're looking for a lot more then please contact us.
Where to Buy Sunflower Hearts?
We sell Sunflower Hearts, Sunflower Heart Chips and Black Sunflower Seeds.
Why are Sunflower Hearts So Expensive?
Sunflower Hearts are expensive at the moment due to where they are sourced. The world gets much of its supply of sunflower seeds from Ukraine and Russia. Much of this goes on to become Sunflower Oil and other products, as well as for bird food. As a result, the recent war has impacted supplies which has driven up prices. For obvious reasons we don't know how long these price increases will last.
What are some good alternative to Sunflower Hearts?
If you are after an alternative bird food, we'd suggest our extremely popular Premium Gold Mix, or another of our Seed Mixes.
