Serve up black oil sunflower seeds, also called oilers, and you have a pretty good chance at a big payoff. Learn how to choose sunflower seeds for birds . Why You Should Serve Black Oil Sunflower ...

F armers grow more than 50 million tons of sunflower seeds every year. The black ones end up in our bird feeders, as well as on our grocery store shelves as cooking oil.The striped ones mostly go ...

In late February I paid $23.95 for a 50-pound bag of black oil sunflower seed. That's 48 cents a pound. That's a good price. You can pay more, no question. The price of black oil sunflower seed ...

In my new book, “The Small Budget Gardener,”I lay out many older money-saving tips that are suddenly relevant again. You may not know that black-oil sunflower seed is a popular wild-bird food.

If you’re sticking with the sunflower seeds, Wild Wings is selling 5-pound bags for $7.99, 20-pound bags for $26.99 and 50-pound bags for $52.99. And, yes, that’s double the price of last winter.

Black oil sunflower seeds and safflower are favorites of cardinals, especially when offered on a tray or platform feeder. Black striped sunflower seeds are preferred by titmice and blue jays.

Black oil sunflower seeds are recommended as a staple for attracting most birds, akin to a ‘cheese pizza’ that appeals to a wide range of species.

Generally, Indiana Audubon suggests Hoosiers use black oil sunflower seeds in their feeders. These have a great high-energy content and oil-rich seeds that a lot of birds will like.