{"id":874,"date":"2026-09-15T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/beekeeping-less-is-more-solutions\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T12:10:59","slug":"beekeeping-less-is-more-solutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/beekeeping-less-is-more-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Beekeeping \u2013 less is more: solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row igwb-person\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nomada_cf_sexfasciata_male_4_Eglisau_Sektor_2_col_2020-04-13.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nomada_cf_sexfasciata_male_4_Eglisau_Sektor_2_col_2020-04-13.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nomada_cf_sexfasciata_male_4_Eglisau_Sektor_2_col_2020-04-13-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nomada_cf_sexfasciata_male_4_Eglisau_Sektor_2_col_2020-04-13-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1199px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-212\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_0 et_pb_accordion et_pb_module et_flex_module igwb-accordion\"><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_0 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_open et_flex_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">A ban on beekeeping in nature reserves, with buffer zones of 1.0 km<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content et_flex_module\"><p> Some cantons have already banned managed honey bees from nature reserves in principle. There are, however, neither effective instruments nor sufficient resources to enforce the corresponding regulations \u2014 and probably, for that reason, little official will to do so either. <\/p>\n<p>IG Wilde Biene therefore calls for existing protection regulations to be applied consistently and \u2014 where none have yet been defined \u2014 for a general ban on beekeeping in all nature reserves in the country. Because honey bees are mobile and cover 3 km and more on their foraging flights, a buffer zone free of honey bees of at least one kilometre around nature reserves rich in wild pollinators is also necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_1 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_flex_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Sustainable honey bee densities in sub-areas<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content et_flex_module\"><p>The use of wild animals and wild plants in the landscape is to be sustainable and practised in such a way that biodiversity is not harmed. Hunting and fishing are therefore subject to corresponding regulation, which is not the case for beekeeping. <\/p>\n<p>As with the issuing of fishing and hunting permits, a permit requirement must be introduced for setting up honey bee apiaries. The density of apiaries and colonies must in each case be matched to local ecological conditions.<br \/> An expert commission appointed by IG Wilde Biene is to define maximum figures for honey bee colonies (for example per km\u00b2) for the various landscape types and altitudinal zones. The expert commission is made up of specialists from all the interest groups concerned.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_accordion_item_2 et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_pb_toggle_close et_flex_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">A permit requirement for apiaries and colonies<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content et_flex_module\"><p>If controlling and regulating honey bee density is to be possible at all, a permit requirement for keeping honey bee colonies must be introduced and enforced.  <\/p>\n<p>The requirement that exists today to register bee keeping with the local veterinary office serves solely to implement the Animal Diseases Act. No qualitative or quantitative assessment of the sites is made in terms of environmental and nature conservation, and communication between the offices involved (for example the veterinary office and the nature conservation unit) is likewise absent. Introducing and enforcing a permit requirement for beekeepers is the indispensable basis for regulating domesticated honey bee populations and thereby for protecting wild bees.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-874","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/igwildebiene.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}