Going on a journey of discovery with the honeybee Pauline - now it’s possible in the Markus Wasmeier open-air museum Schliersee. For several years now, we and our project partner have been committed to bringing the fascinating world of bees closer to young and old. Have a look too!

The bee research by we4bee and supported by the Audi Environmental Foundation has collected billions of individual data points so far. The first scientific findings are now available.

Audi and we4bee start a project on behavioural analysis of bees. Beehives transmit huge amounts of data (Big Data) on environmental influences.

Research on bee mortality - Smart HOBOS helps here. The high-tech beehive of the Audi Environmental Foundation collects valuable data.

How are honeycombs built? What is the purpose of the bee dance? How does the bee colony super-organism operate? This and other questions about the honey bee (apis mellifera) are answered by Audi Environmental Foundation GmbH and the bee researcher Prof. Jürgen Tautz in their now published book „Die Erforschung der Bienenwelt“ (Exploring the World of the Bee). It sheds new light on the world of this insect species - from swarming right up to the environmental influences to which it is exposed.

In recent years, there has been a dramatic depletion of bee populations. There are many reasons for this. The reasons include the increase in numbers of varroa mites in beehives, a lack of food supply or the increasing use of pesticides. In addition, there is a lack of young beekeepers, who can take on this problem.

The Audi Environmental Foundation supports a project of the Bee Research Center at the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture in the promotion of beekeeping in schools. The project is aimed at schools that do not keep bees yet.