Bumble Winter Bean

High Yielding Taller Export Variety

Bumble is a high yielding winter bean with longer but stiff straw and good standing ability. Its disease resistance is solid across all diseases.


Bumble has large grain and a pale hilum and is suitable for export, for splitting and falafel, as well as for the animal feed market.

Yield as % Control
Bumble 107
Vespa 108
Vincent 108
Tundra 92
Annual Yields
2020 (2.82 t/ha) 111
2021 (5.27 t/ha) 106
2022 (4.62 t/ha) 102
2023 (3.18t/ha) 116
2024 (4.52 t/ha) 106
Agronomics
Flower colour C
Earliness of maturity (1-9) 5
Straw length (cm) 118
Standing ability at harvest (1-9) 8

Source: PGRO DL 2025

1-9   High figure indicates a variety shows the character to a high degree.

Disease Resistance
Downy Mildew (1-9) 5
Rust (1-9) 5
Chocolate spot (1-9) 5
Seed Characters
Thousand seed weight (g) 716
Protein content (%) 24.9

MORE INFORMATION

Winter bean growers guide