Flower strips support bees
Nutrition appears to play a particularly important role in the health and immune defences of bees. They must have continuous access to nectar and pollen. However, this requirement is difficult to meet in modern agricultural landscapes. Periods without nectar flow during the most intensive phase of brood rearing slow colony growth and result in increased susceptibility to disease.
Since 2011, the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL has been developing seed mixtures for flower strips in collaboration with the Swiss Beekeepers’ Federation apisuisse, Inforama Rütti, the Bernese Farmers’ Union and the Swiss Farmers’ Union.