Dachau: 3rd place for bee-friendly community-an eco-model!

Dachau: 3rd place for bee-friendly community-an eco-model!

There is great joy in Dachau! The district of Upper Bavaria has awarded the city the title "Bee -friendly community" and Dachau secured the excellent 3rd place. A sign of the city's commitment to a bee and insect-friendly environment. This year the city will be honored with a prize money of 1,000 euros, which is to be invested in bee-friendly projects, reports the Stadt Dachau .

In order to get into the closer selection, municipalities have to meet five important criteria. These requirements range from extensively managed agricultural areas without plant protection products to bee -friendly municipal areas such as traffic islands and orchards. Ecologically maintained green strips along the streets, insect -friendly lighting and the provision of parking spaces for bee colonies are also required. Dachau has comprehensively implemented these criteria and receives a lot of praise for his positive urge to create

Sustainable initiatives in Dachau

Dachau not only shines at the award ceremony, but also with numerous environmentally friendly initiatives. After all, those responsible do without the use of pesticides on urban areas and have banned glyphosate-containing herbicides and neonicotinoid insecticides on leased areas. The use of flower strips and perennial planting on circular revenues as well as flower meadows in the green areas also ensures a lively flora and fauna.

A highlight is the court garden at Dachau Castle, which not only scores with five bee colonies, but also inspires visitors with an apprenticeship about life in the beehive. This initiative was particularly appreciated by the jury. In addition, the residents of the city can enjoy the beautiful orchards with over 200 types of fruit in full splendor, which not only upgrade the cityscape, but also offer habitat for the bees.

habitats for bees and co.

The total area of around 70 hectares for bee and insect-friendly plantings in Dachau plays a crucial role. In the urban area, up to 50 bee colonies now live, which fortunately get the necessary support from the city. Dachau makes lease -free meadows, orchards and forest edges available. About 18,000 trees are monitored, which are examined annually to ensure their health and offer an ongoing habitat for the wildlife.

Another piece of jewelry is the local recreation and landscape protection area Schinderkreperse. Here visitors can watch a variety of wild bee species and even endangered species. With sandy surfaces for floor -breeding wild bees, wild bee hotels and an animal pond, the natural paradise becomes not only for the insects, but also for humans.

The deputy district president Rainer Schneider emphasizes the importance of cities and municipalities for the preservation of biodiversity. And the sale of regional honey from the bee colonies of the Dachau Stadtwerke and the castle bees also makes the hearts of pleasure lovers beat faster, such as the Merkur reported.

The prize money for the 3rd place is used for projects that support the habitat of bees and other insects. Dachau shows that a strong commitment to sustainability and biodiversity does not have to be unattractive, but a really good knack for the environment.