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Bird feeder observation

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    As long as they aren't sharing supplies with the Chinese restaurant @wild edges....

    Mind you - all just protein isn't it?   ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Has anyone bred their own mealworms?  I’m tempted must be cheaper than buying them. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I've accidentally bred flour mites😝. I'm totally paranoid about them now and always check the flour to see if it moves.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I had those last year B3 - gross. I'm likewise paranoid.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It never goes away. I keep my flour in an airtight container and only buy from shops with a high turnover.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Lyn said:
    Has anyone bred their own mealworms?  I’m tempted must be cheaper than buying them. 
    They are only £1 a bag for quite a few
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think Edd used to do it @Lyn, but he's disappeared, and I can't remember how he did it. 
    My sister used to get flour beetles in a previous house. You don't notice once they're cooked... :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Those flour mites are horrible. Somehow they can get out of the container and walk around your cupboards. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Here you are @lyn

    This is how you do it ...

    https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/how-you-can-help-birds/feeding-birds/safe-food-for-birds/breed-your-own-mealworms/

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    😝 No photos of your progress,please.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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