Tag: bees
Biodiversity: Honey bees got through the winter relatively well
biodiversity Honey bees got through the winter relatively well A bee uses an apple blossom in Gnoien, Mecklenburg. photo © Bernd Wüstneck/dpa Beekeepers always look a bit anxiously into the…
Marienplatz in Munich: The town hall is blooming again – Munich
Just in time for the meteorological start of summer on June 1st, the town hall blossoms. On Wednesday, city gardeners installed the 111 flower boxes that adorn the building annually.…
Bees in Bavaria survived the winter well – Bavaria
Every ninth colony of bees in Bavaria did not survive the winter. This is shown by a survey by the specialist center for bees and beekeeping in Mayen (Rhineland-Palatinate). According…
Munich: The Monopol cinema shows the documentary “A sky full of bees” – Munich
A few days ago it was World Bee Day, and the Monopol cinema is showing the documentary “A Sky Full of Bees” as part of its “Mittdoks Delicatessen” series. The…
Bavaria: Bees start later – Bavaria
Honey bees returned unusually late from winter this year. Frequent cold snaps made the so-called wintering phase start later than usual, said the head of the bee institute at the…
World Bee Day: Help the bees with an insect hotel
DIY Building an insect hotel: How to create a new habitat for bees & Co. With just a few simple steps you can build your own insect hotel © Joe_Potato…
Bee killer from Germany – Poison exports kill millions of bees
Most “bee killers” are banned in Germany and the EU. However, the environmental toxins can still be produced and exported to third countries. According to information from the broadcaster RTL,…
Bees: younger and more female: beekeeping is changing
bees Younger and more female: beekeeping is changing More and more women keep bees – including Lilian Hurth. photo © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa What they all have in common is their…
Desperate airline: swarm of bees prevents plane take-off
Viral bee swarm Desperate airline: swarm of bees prevent plane take-off – but the solution was so simple Flight delays – always a nuisance. After all, on flight Delta 1682…
Bavaria: “Hummelhotline” meets with great interest – Bavaria
More than 4,300 photos of bumblebees were sent to the hotline this year to have the species identified. Experts also discovered very rare specimens that are threatened with extinction. Who…