Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Spring beans (Vicia faba) under cultivation at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May 2011.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Gary K. Smith / European hare (Lepus europaeus) adult feeding on field crop of broad beans, England, July.

Chris Mattison / Organically grown shelled broad beans (Vicia faba) close-up

Gary K. Smith / Potting bench with saved seeds including a pot of Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) and broad beans (Vicia faba) and other gardening items

David Woodfall / Man planting broad beans in local authority encouraged allotments, part of Agenda 21 to encourage consumption of healthy food, Swansea, Wales, 2009.

David Woodfall / Man planting broad beans in local authority encouraged allotments, part of Agenda 21 to encourage consumption of healthy food, Swansea, Wales, 2009.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flowering Spring beans (Vicia faba) under cultivation at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK. May 2011.

Simon Colmer / Leaf damage on Broad beans (Vicia faba) caused by Pea and bean weevils, UK

Gary K. Smith / Gardener picking ripe Broad beans {Vicia faba} early 'Aquadulce' variety, UK, June

David Noton / Woman weeding vegetable patch in a garden, Dorset, England, UK