First beehive in domain Beisbroek

Such a castle is an excellent nesting place for wild bees. The kiss of Judas is also presented at the start of the bee week. This is a West Flemish invention to combat the plague of the Asian hornet.

Asian hornet

The Asian hornet is a real nightmare for a beekeeper. These bees are capable of wiping out 30 percent of an ordinary bee colony in a matter of hours. Marc Struye from Leffinge. Marc developed a transmitter of 0.2 grams. The weight is the biggest challenge. That corresponds to half the body weight of an adult hornet.

First beehive

But it’s not all doom and gloom in the bee world. The Flemish Week of the Bee has been festively kicked off in the Beisbroek nature reserve. In the many positions you get to know all aspects of bee life. But the eye-catcher is surely the representation of the first beehive in Flanders.

With its wide variety of wild flowers and flowering shrubs, the Beisbroek nature reserve is the ideal place for such a bee fortress. But something like this is also easy to build in your own garden.

The week of the bee also requires extra attention to do something about our petrified environment. Busy Maya De Bij gives people good advice about this.