KWR Sustainability – A flower meadow for our bees

Room for biodiversity

This apiary on the KWR grounds was set up to encourage biodiversity. The bees find pollen and nectar in the flower meadow that was created specially for this purpose. The twelve hives are managed by a beekeeper who monitors the bee colonies regularly. The result - pure golden honey - is on sale in our restaurant all year round.

Mowing is delayed until the autumn and the clippings are left behind. Seeds end up in the soil, creating a seed bank for the coming years. After the soil is loosened up in the spring, and after more seeds are sown, a new sea of flowers blooms. This is an ecological area that attracts not only bees but also numerous butterflies and other insects.

By bringing bees and flowers together, we enrich the nature here. When insects collect pollen and nectar, they fertilise flowers as they move from one to the next. This is how seeds and fruits form. Over three quarters of our food crops depend on pollination by insects. And wild plants depend on insects, too.

Throughout the world, bees are under severe pressure. KWR set up this apiary to protect insects in a sustainable way. Because pollination is important for the survival of plants, animals and mankind.