Promoting wild bees

Discover how you can harmoniously support wild bees and birds in your garden or on your balcony. With simple measures, you can protect bees from being eaten by birds and simultaneously promote local birdlife.

Most people associate very negative experiences with wasps. But this bad impression is caused by only a few species. In the large group of wasps, there are many incredibly exciting species. A few of them can also settle in your BeeHome. Look forward to it, it's worth it! How Mason Bees and Wasps Resemble Each Other In Switzerland, there are several hundred species of wasps. They are closely related to bees, both having common ancestors. That is why wasps and bees resemble each other in appearance and behavior: some form colonies, some build nests in the ground, and some build...

Spring was already in the starting blocks. But the sudden onset of winter brings icy temperatures and possibly even snow back to us. Our experts have compiled what this means for wild animals, insects, and the large number of plants already blooming in the garden.From today, it's back to: woolly hat instead of sunglasses! Winter returns with icy temperatures, making life difficult for many animals and plants. For example, butterflies like the widespread Small Tortoiseshell. The first specimens, which were already on their way as harbingers of spring, can now be caught off guard by the cold. After sleeping through...

Here, Corni, the little mason bee, tells us about everything she experiences after gnawing her way out of her cocoon. A wild bee's life is quite exciting...

Follow the mason bee Corni through her day and learn how she perceives the world with her five senses: smelling, tasting, seeing, hearing, and feeling.