Bsf Compost Bins

Utilizing the beneficial juvenile grub of the native black soldier fly these devices are the most efficient way of bio converting your food scraps coffee grounds and.

Bsf compost bins. Aug 14 2013 black soldier fly bsf composting systems. This is a compost system specifically made for the black soldier fly larvae. After the success of my previous bsfl compost bins i decided that for this coming season i will build a larger system that will allow me to use more larvae and compost more food waste. It has a 10 5 gallon capacity 7 gallons of compost area and 3 5 gallons of area for the soldier flies to fly back into the bin to lay more eggs.

Black soldier fly larvae do more than just eat waste. The only way you can get maggots in your compost is if an adult bsf lays eggs. When we went to visit some forest gardening buddies this past spring they had a compost tumbler which also happened to be chock full of black. Those who have followed me must now know about gargantua my diy cft.

Designs need not be fancy. You might want to create stable sides for the pile to keep it contained. See more ideas about black soldier fly soldier aquaponics. Covering the air holes with a mesh screen is often enough to stop more eggs from being laid.

So while compost needs good airflow that doesn t mean that you need to provide huge holes for the flies to enter and exit from. The simplest design of all is a 3 x 3 x 3 pile of compostable material. It easy to set up and use for ongoing success. Diy bsf bins the bsf larvae will eat kilograms of scrap food a night in small composting units eliminating your food waste before it can even begin to rot nature s own ultimate food recyclers bsf have proven to be a great summertime composting solution.

You can do this by simply enclosing the perimeter of the pile with compost. Compost tumbler as a bsf bin. After posting about brian cooper s diy compost tumbler i started pondering whether compost tumblers might be the easiest low key way to raise black soldier fly larvae. Actually they ve been around for ages.

Composting using black soldier flies bsf and their effect on earth worm bins todd sepulveda gardening 6 comments i am sure many of you have noticed when looking at your compost bins that there something new that maybe squirming in your compost and it s most likely a black soldier fly s lava. So i use the materials i collected over the months and started the construction of pantagruel.