Hi Dragonette.
I have lots of field voles on my plot and they’ve been eating a lot of broad bean seeds this spring! Perhaps they’re hungrier than normal because of the long winter. After re-sowing, I covered the bed tightly with fleece and this seems to have kept the voles out – the plants are now growing well under the fleece.
If voles are your problem then maybe sowing in autumn is better as there is lots of other food around at this time and once established the plants are very tough.
