Honeybees are well known as producers of honey and as pollinators of all kinds of agricultural crops. However, far beyond agriculture, many plants depend on this pollination. And: The bee is not the only species which provides this eco-service… read more…

© Mathias Schäf

By establishing so-called lark windows in otherwise dense crop stands, farmers can do a lot for skylarks. read more…

There seems to be a very special relation between rapeseed, which is grown for food, energy production and industrial uses, and honeybees. On the one hand, flowering rapeseed is a major source of food for the bees… read more…

The production of biogas, which can be used to replace fossil energy, is not an invention of mankind. Biogas plants just follow the example of ruminants and their digestive system. read more…

Nitrogen is essential for all life on earth
The body of a normal-weight adult contains almost two kilograms of nitrogen (N). Also, growth and development of plants base upon an optimum N supply. Accordingly, nitrogen has an ample relevance as plant nutrient and fertiliser. read more…

© hakuna jina

Spring has come, bees awaken to new life and start their activities according to their tasks in the bee hive. Ten thousands of worker bees start working “in the field” to collect pollen and nectar for their kin – and at the same time deliver the important service of pollination of agricultural crops and natural vegetation. read more…

Crop protection is strictly regulated
Fields of flowering rapeseed will be visited by bees – and will be treated with crop protection products if necessary. Pollination and secure yields: Farmers need both. At the same time, the beekeeper depends on flowering crops such as rapeseed, fruits or sunflowers. Beekeeping and crop protection must therefore be compatible… read more…

© Christoph Künast

The economic benefit of pollination by insects is enormous. In Europe, the value of this environmental service is estimated to reach 15 billion euro annually… read more…