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
Available in 100g and 250g resealable pouches and 550g and 1kg bags.
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.
Linda 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
27/05/2024Derek Dobbs
Well packed, high quality product. Very fresh and a good size.
24/05/2024Anonymous
I'd prefer to give the birds live mealworms - but they are expensive. These still go down well and I mix them up with seeds and suet pellets. Sometimes I also soak them in water first.
21/05/2024Geock Brown
Judging by how quickly they disappear they are really good!
21/05/2024Sarah Brady
Great edition to feeding during breeding season. I didn’t want to store live meal worms so followed the advice of soaking them for 30 minutes in warm water and they went very quickly
16/05/2024Leslie Meggs
god value, quick delivery birds love i them
13/05/2024Anonymous
Delivered promptly with no issues and the birds love them!!
07/05/2024Ms Brenda charlwood
Been enjoying watching blackbirds feeding these to their babies
04/05/2024Angie Williams
The birds love these mealworms, particularly the Starlings but other birds do get a look-in at times!
02/05/2024Linda Richman
Easy ordering and excellent delivery service
02/05/2024Ms Carola brown
I use these mainly in the spring, or when the weather is extremely cold. The birds love them, but I have to try and hide them from the crows and magpies.
29/04/2024Penny Fowler
I bought these for the two robin families nesting in our garden but the blackbirds think they are for them! Very popular when mixed with the seed in the feeder.
22/04/2024Naomi Davis
The birds love these!....can't get enough of them.
18/04/2024Jane Graydon
The birds always love these mealworms. Great that you get free delivery.
16/04/2024Christine Boehm
02/04/2024Anonymous
These are enjoyed by a very wide range of birds from robins, sparrows, great tits,blue tits, siskins, gold finches to name but a few as well as much larger birds including magpies, wood pigeons, rock pigeons, collared doves and while fan-tailed doves.
01/04/2024Michael Pier
great service
26/03/2024Malcolm douglas
Very popular with the starlings in our neighbourhood.
26/03/2024Susan Tite
Black birds love them!
18/03/2024Tom Harding
They are mealworms and they are dried. Perfect! Prompt delivery.
14/03/2024Robin Gibson
Received quickly, well packed and of good quality
12/03/2024Alison Swift
Lovely fresh, good quality mealworms, a firm favourite with the birds that visit my garden. Excellent service, arrived promptly. Recyclable plastic packaging would be good, but at least not in more packaging than necessary and not in a large hard plastic tub.
11/03/2024T C goddard
Excellent service and delivery from Vine House Farm as usual. I understand some profits go to Wildlife Charity which is why I buy from them. The 1kg mealworms were a bit more expensive than some other places I can buy locally. Enjoyed by my Blackbirds and Robins!
02/03/2024David Vaughan
Dried mealworms good value compared to local price and very popular with starlings. Perhaps too much so. I wish they would give other birds a look in !
22/02/2024Ronald Hill
First class product which my chickens really enjoy
12/02/2024
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.