Henry Bell Calciworms 500g

Henry Bell Calciworms – 500g

Calciworms are dried black soldier fly larvae, and the reason Henry Bell sell them alongside dried mealworms is calcium. They describe them as high in protein, high in energy-giving fat and carrying significantly more calcium than dried mealworms — which matters most in spring, when laying females need calcium for eggshells and nestlings need it for bone.

The bag holds 500g of a single straight food with nothing blended in, so it can be fed on its own or stirred through a seed mix to lift the protein of the whole blend. Henry Bell picture blue tits, robins, starlings and blackbirds on this product: insect-eaters that will take dried larvae readily once they have found them.

Performance & Benefits

• 100% dried black soldier fly larvae — a single straight food, not a mix.
• Henry Bell rate them significantly higher in calcium than dried mealworms, the usual insect food on a bird table.
• High in protein and in fat, so they carry both body-building material and energy.
• Stir into any seed blend to raise its protein without changing how it feeds.
• Dried and shelf-stable, so there is no live food to keep or refrigerate.
• 500g bag, fed by the handful rather than the scoop, so it lasts.

Suitable For

• Blue tits, robins, starlings and blackbirds — the four species Henry Bell show for this food.
• The breeding season in particular, when calcium demand is at its highest.
• Lifting the protein of a standard seed mix or a ground-feeding tray.
• Bird tables, ground feeders, mealworm feeders and open trays.
• Not a complete diet on its own — pair it with a seed mix or Henry Bell Fat Balls for year-round energy.

Feeding

• Feed on their own or added to a seed mix; Henry Bell describe them as highly versatile and suited to being added to many mixes for a protein boost.
• Offer from a bird table, an open tray, a ground feeder or a mealworm feeder.
• Put out small amounts and top up, rather than filling a tray that will then sit for days.
• Keep fresh water available nearby for drinking and bathing.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: dried black soldier fly larvae. 500g.
• Henry Bell list one ingredient only, so there is no cereal filler and no added oil in the bag.
• Henry Bell publish no analytical constituents for Calciworms — no protein, fat, fibre, ash or calcium percentage — so none is stated here.
• Their calcium claim is comparative rather than numeric: significantly more than dried mealworms, with no figure attached.
• Henry Bell product code H060021.