Dried mealworms for birds are an ideal alternative for people who do not like the wriggle of live mealworms. They provide a high protein and fat content that is very similar to live worms and can be easily stored and fed to a variety of wild birds.
Dried Mealworms
£6.50
In stock
SKU
UMW
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FREE Delivery
FREE DeliveryDescription
Specification
Available in 100g and 250g resealable pouches and 550g and 1kg bags.
Suitable Feeding Methods
Delivery
Orders received by 3pm Monday to Friday will be dispatched via DHL on a no signature delivery service; simply advise us where to leave your bags. We don't deliver on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays.
Some orders less than 1kg in weight will come by Royal Mail.
Orders for Live Mealworms are sent directly from our supplier via Royal Mail. They are dispatched the same day if orders are received by 12pm Mon-Thurs; no orders are dispatched on a Friday. Please allow four working days for orders to arrive.
If you have not received your order within seven working days please contact us on 01775 630208.
We now deliver to all of mainland UK with no extra delivery charge. Please note that some postcode areas that are classed as Scottish Islands and Highlands may take 2-3 working days to arrive. For deliveries outside of these areas a £10 charge will be applied. Postcode areas affected include HS, IV41 – IV49, IV51, IV55 and IV56, KA27 and KA28, KW15 to KW17, PA20, PA41 to PA49, PA60 to PA78, PH42 to PH44, ZE, Isle of Man
We are unable to deliver to the Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands.
Product Reviews
Maureen Mckenna
Birds love them, nice clean fresh and convenient. well packed and fast delivery thnk you.
29/03/2025Elizabeth Liddall
loved by my birds
17/03/2025Jane Graydon
Birds love this, especially starlings who can't get enough.
17/03/2025Anonymous
Yum yum. Well it's easy them. Not used yet as an using up previous stock first, but Vine House Farm is always good stuff. Tried using super cheap and birds just don't like it.
06/02/2025S A thomas
The Robin loves this product Excellent very efficient company for all wild bird needs.
31/01/2025Derek Dobbs
As with all Vine House Farm products, the product is really excellent and fresh, the service is really superb, the cost is very reasonable and help is always forthcoming. Cannot praise this supplier too highly. A real pleasure to do business with, many thanks.
29/01/2025Alan Brown
The great disappearing mealworms….they vanish from the feeder almost daily…..a sign that the birds can’t get enough of them
27/01/2025Shirley Welton
Birds love these. I mix some in with the other bird food.
20/01/2025Anonymous
Taste great ! Add some seasoning and voila a healthy snack
17/01/2025Terence Huggins
Haven't tried them myself but the birds love them as they go pretty quickly!
17/01/2025Mrs daphne Watson
These are really useful because when briefly soaked they are acceptable to the birds and avoid the faff of maintaining live ones. They are also a great addition to home-made fat blocks.
09/01/2025Veronica Mitchell
Trying these in my garden for the first time, and they seemed OK.
18/12/2024Elizabeth Liddall
Birds love them and full of nutrition to help them over winter. Good company easy to order and efficient and timely delivery
06/12/2024Diane Saul
Used all year
25/11/2024Judith Lean
24/11/2024Ms Anne abel
Well, what can I say? My local Robin absolutely loves these dried meal worms and his as a bird friends tuck in as well Service from Vine farm is always excellent. Sometimes you can buy cheaper but not as good. There is never any waste.
21/11/2024Martyn Woodcock
Well package and look to be in excellent condition. The few birds we get seem to love them so I am hoping that they will "spread the word" around.
16/11/2024Jo Richards
Smelling fresh and meaty. Added to the Ultimate Energy Suet mix we have a very popular bird table. Within seconds of feeding this morning about 20 starlings arrived, having been completely absent for years.
15/11/2024Oli Haill
They're mealworms and they are dried, what more can you ask if you're a bird?
14/11/2024Robin Gibson
Product was in good condition, well packed and delivered promptly
07/11/2024Anonymous
There's a bird rush for these every morning.
05/11/2024Sue stubbings
Blackbirds and the sparrows love them. I havent tried them.
04/11/2024Ruth Allen
They may pong a bit, but at least they don't wriggle!
29/10/2024Susan Betts
Good product, very fresh, and better value than other suppliers. I mix one packet into a large quantity of their wild bird mix, and it goes a long way. Mind you, as the temperature lowers, the birds are eating more! I'm a fairly new customer, but I will stick with Vine House, I'm very impressed with them.
15/10/2024Linda Richman
A great number of birds enjoy these.
04/10/2024William howard
Very good value for money.
23/09/2024Geock Brown
The great disappearing bird food….put out for them and it just vanishes
19/09/2024Anne Gell
As usual quality product received. And I love the new improved eco packaging
13/09/2024Malcolm douglas
Always very popular in my garden.
27/08/2024Robin Gibson
The mealworms wer delivered promptly, in good condition and well packed.
13/08/2024Patricia Fennell
My birds absolutely love them, particularly when they have been soaked in water.
08/08/2024Anonymous
The mealworms arrived very quickly and were well packed. I haven't tried them myself but on behalf of the birds in my garden 'thank you', they seem to be going down well.
30/07/2024Anonymous
These go down very well with our robins, blackbirds and young starlings. They're easy to use and weren't crushed in transit.
29/07/2024Judith Ineson
The birds love them, they go almost immediately. I have some small hanging feeders designed for small birds, and watching the magpies flapping like mad to get at the mealworms is hilarious!
25/07/2024Caroline Robinson
Great food for the birds
19/07/2024Moira Kitchen
These have been very popular with our blackbirds, robins and young starlings. I'd recommend putting them in a bowl on a bird table to stop them blowing away. We use a terracotta plant saucer.
09/07/2024Malcolm Douglas
This is the most popular bird food on offer in my garden. At this time of year I soak the meal worms in water for a short while before putting them in the feeder.
24/06/2024Marylyn Collins
The birds love them, wet or dry. They are gone in moments!
21/06/2024Derek Dobbs
Well packed and very fresh. The birds really liked them! I will certainly purchase more of these when I next order bird food.
17/06/2024Aileen Connor
Birds love them, can't get a better recommedation than that.
17/06/2024Guest
I always put mealworms out for our robin pair and they’re also appreciated by all the other birds who visit our bird table and feeder.
12/06/2024Karen Brooke
Birds love these! High quality at a good price
11/06/2024Eileen Burnham
They were as ordered and expected and arrived ,but do not have scales to weigh but filled container to usual level when decanted. Bird still eating them .
11/06/2024Mavis Bleasdale
Very good quality but rather expensive
07/06/2024Sharron courtney
The birds in my garden absolutely love the mealworm there is always a mad scrum for them as soon as I put them out
06/06/2024Frances Weir
05/06/2024Patricia Bates
I soak them in warm water for a few minutes and the birds love them
01/06/2024Graham Moore
Always receive a good quality product from this company
01/06/2024Robin Gibson
item received quickly, well packed and in good condition
29/05/2024Anne Addison
Gone in a flash ! Every bird likes these. One observation, they are so expensive. They had better reduce in price when we humans start to eat them
27/05/2024
Dried mealworms are the non-live equivalent of live mealworms. Mealworms are the larvae form of the darkling beetle, which many commonly refer to as the mealworm beetle. Insects and other invertebrates are an important food source for many species of wild bird.
Some people are put off live worms because of their wriggle; in this case, dried alternatives are a good option. Dried mealworms offer a similar amount of fat and protein as live mealworms, but without the wriggle. If you are choosing to feed dried mealworms to birds, it is important that you soak them in water before you put them out in your garden. This will provide birds with much-needed moisture, which is naturally present in live mealworms.
Insects are an excellent addition to your bird food selection. Live food is often left out of gardens, which means people can miss out on seeing several ground-feeding species of garden birds.
When choosing your wild bird food, it is important to have a diverse range of food sources available in your garden or feeding area. This will attract more species of wild bird into your garden. For best results, we recommend including dried mealworms in your garden alongside other types of bird food. These could include straight seeds like sunflower seeds or sunflower hearts, seed mixes, suet pellets and suet fat balls, and peanuts.
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