In an interview on natural gardens for “Klimafunk – Parents For Future München” I discuss the following topics.
- Competition between honey bees and wild bees
- How to create a wild bee-friendly garden
- Crop pollination and pollination of cultivated plants
The important messages:
- Wild bees need a diversity of floral resources.
- Shrubs, trees and other structural elements should also be included in a wild bee-friendly garden.
- Most wild bee species in Germany are ground-nesting. Areas with little vegetation are nesting habitats for these bees.
- Competition between wild bees and honey bees can occur, but if there are not too many honey bee colonies in the vicinity and sufficient and diverse flower resources are available, competition should not occur.