Best way to feed Mealworms to birds

When it comes down to it birds can be limited to how they feed in our gardens due to our fault, thus its vital mealworms are offered in such a way no restrictions apply.

Best way to feed mealworms to birds would rely on nature, rather than a rather limited feeder. Scatter mealworms on the lawn or up high on a tree branch, yet to pop mealworms in a dish or plate will assist you in spotting birds coming and going. Remember birds remain safe when feeding at elevated points.

Little to no restrictions apply to you when finding the best possible way you can feed mealworms to wild birds in your garden.

In doing so though its vital you think about your birds safety in mind, by favoring elevated areas in your yard as to keep birds off the ground where pray such as cats will be waiting.

I can tell you now how to feed mealworms to wild birds in your backyard must seriously be considered with a spare ceramic dinner plate or old cereal dish. Ceramic because its heavy and therefore is unlikely to be taken away by the wind, or tipped over by larger, and therefore heavier birds.

No limits to what birds will eat dried mealworms including those of Bluebirds, American Robins and Cardinals - plus many other insect-eating birds.

That example changes though if your decide to put dried mealworms in a bird feeder, as most birds that eat them can find it difficult extracting mealworms in a feeder, as their natural feeding behavior prevents them doing so.

I would recommend throwing dried or live mealworms over the lawn on good days if no cats or predators are around, with an option to pop mealworms on any higher point in your garden if you can.

Dried mealworms can be balanced on top of fence posts or panels whilst the live mealworm kind must be self-contained to stop them wiggling away, as you'd expect them to in due course.

Regardless, use as little mealworms as you can at any given time to prevent wastage.

Feed Mealworms in nature

Simply the best way to feed mealworms to wild birds - and that is the dried or live mealworm kind - is by opening up your mealworms to all size garden birds who may otherwise have limitations when feeding at any kind bird feeder.

With the most common songbirds often reverting to feeding off the ground, there's no better way to feed birds than on the lawn, balcony or deck.

How to feed dried or live mealworms to wild birds then is throwing them over the lawn, yet keep mealworms contained to only one or two square feet.

Options must include the lawn if at all possible with an option to throw dried or live mealworms over a muddy or turf area that is clearly visible in your garden.

What I will ask you too do is to be sure to feed mealworms to birds in a lit up area, as to almost guarantee the mealworms can be spotted as wild birds land or fly overhead.

While your average Northern Cardinal or Blue Jay is sure to eat mealworms off the ground, and so should your American Robins come to think about it .Let's consider popping dried mealworms in a mealworm bird feeder to at least stop pain in the backside birds stealing your bird food.

Elevated points around yard

One way you can keep all the birds that eat dried or live mealworms in your garden safe when doing so, is to situate dried mealworms up high and out of the way of predators.

What birds will eat mealworms out of your yard are all capable of feeding on mealworms on any elevated point.

That is if mealworms remain visible to birds as they pass overhead or indeed birds can spot a pile of mealworms on say a fence post or on top of a shed roof, as birds will always be seen to briefly land in your yard to take a rest or forage for food.

Suitable elevated points in your yard can include one or more of the following:

• Pop dried or live mealworms on top of a shed or garage roof within reach to you so you can replenish them once in a while
• Carefully place mealworms on top of a fence post or along fence panels if you can be sure mealworms won't drop to the ground
• Only feed dried or live mealworms to your birds on an accessible windowsill if indeed that window is busy with birds previously; with recent history showing birds coming to your window bird feeder for example
• Consider a busy with wild birds tree or some kind of shrubs or bushes which are an ideal yet safe location to feed birds mealworms throughout the day

Keep tidy in dish

I would suggest, just like I do on a regular basis is to feed mealworms to birds by adding them all into what will be a dish or indeed a ceramic dinner plate for no restrictions.

It can be a bright colored or plain bright white dinner plate that can be reserved especially for your songbirds.

What this will achieve is an accessible yet perfect viewing area for you to feed birds as you'll be able to admire their behavior at a safe but quiet distance. And that is with an option to very easily move your plate full of mealworms around the yard if need be.

Of course to pile on dried mealworms is no trouble at all, only live mealworms will unlikely be able to escape from a shallow cereal-like dish or indeed a plate with a lip.

Bonus to this technique is you'll be able to keep the wild bird food nice and tidy in the yard, while emptying the dish or plate regularly with a fresh batch of dried or live mealworms which is sure to keep birds coming back.

Situate a plate or dish full of dried or live mealworms anywhere on the ground in a lit up area - or you'll probably have to balance what must be a ceramic, heavy plate or dish to stop it being blown away - up high on a post or garden structure roof.

Ground on good days

What may be the best way to feed mealworms to birds in the end may always come down to one simple trick, with mealworms thrown on the ground.

You will have to deal with the elements of course, of which dried or live mealworms will quickly rot in wet weather, or dry up under the summer sun.

Best way to feed birds any kind of bird food will always be by throwing bird seeds on the ground, which is where mealworms can join this mix of popular wild bird food. Having said that, mealworms will have to be replaced far quicker than if they were stored in a feeder... or better still if mealworms are placed within a dish or bowl.

Rat infested areas can attract rodents to your mealworms of course thus its vital you forget about putting any kind of bird food on the ground.

Reserve putting dried or live mealworms on the ground in dry days but in the shade or in a cool spot if you can to at least preserve the mealworms for longer.

Dried or live mealworms do attract birds to them of course thus its vital they are not kept discreet, as it will defeat the purpose.

You just have to feed all kinds of birds' mealworms when the weather is nice only; when it rains simply replenish mealworms daily - all while when it snows the best way to feed birds in winter conditions is throwing over fresh bird food over new snow coverage.

Summary

No one best way to feed mealworms to your wild birds, as there's a series of ways to feed all size yet common backyard birds their favorite dried or live mealworms.

You can begin the procedure by feeding birds a pile of mealworms at a time in nature.

What this will involve is never restricting what bird species can and cannot eat your mealworms, when a mealworm bird feeder can prevent many birds accessing it.

I will then suggest feeding mealworms to birds outside of any feeders, with the exception of an open top platform bird feeder. I would situate a pile of dried or live mealworms on top of a fence post or panel, a garage or shed roof - or within a tree or vegetation as the best option for you and your visiting birds.

Mealworms thrown over the lawn in a lit up area, or preferably under a busy bird feeder will see a higher uptake as it opens up feeding habits of more common garden birds.

Of course due to weather or a rodent infestation, throwing mealworms on the ground may not be an option - as you could also be in an apartment with no garden space. I would then pile mealworms on an elevated spot as it at least keeps birds safe.

Better still, and a personal favorite of mine is popping in live or dried mealworms into a shallow dish or old ceramic dinner plate to keep it tidy, yet with mealworms in a bright white or colorful plate, it can be well spotted by birds.

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