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In Video: Bird’s eye view captures fields of purple

Oil from echium and borage can be used in cosmetics, food and remedies.

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Drone footage shows flowering echium plants as a vast sea of purple.

Fairking Ltd co-director Andrew Fairs inspects his crop of echium in the village of Feering in Essex
Fairking Ltd co-director Andrew Fairs inspects his crop of echium in the village of Feering in Essex (Joe Giddens/PA)

The success of the crop relies solely on the natural pollinators in the area including bees, hoverflies and butterflies.

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