Bee Projects since 2015 | ARCOTEL Hotels

Give Bees a Chance

We have a special passion for protecting bees. This is reflected in the "Give Bees a Chance" initiative, founded by ARCOTEL in 2015. What started as a small idea has grown into an impactful initiative that provides financial support each year to small and large projects in Germany and Austria, directly contributing to the preservation of the bee population.

Small steps, big impact – true to this motto, the initiative has continued to grow steadily.

Every hotel guest can take part – and many have done so since "Give Bees a Chance" began in 2015. If guests at ARCOTEL Hotels stay for two nights or more and voluntarily forgo room cleaning, the hotel donates to a dedicated fund.

We say THANK YOU to everyone who takes part!

These organizations have received support:

Bee Research Station Klein-Pöchlarn

Austria’s first and so far only bee park, located in Klein-Pöchlarn in Lower Austria, was established in 2014 by the “Bee Support” initiative. Following its successful opening, a new project is planned in cooperation with ARCOTEL: the creation of a bee research station. This station will study how to combat the Varroa mite – the bees’ most dangerous natural enemy – using book scorpions.

To Bee-Support

Compact Participation Kit for Daycare Centers | Die Bienenretter

Since 2011, die Bienenretter education and ecology project has been bringing a piece of nature into the city. We present complex sustainability topics to daycare groups and school classes in an engaging and playful way. The “Bienenretter” initiative by FINE – Frankfurt Institute for Sustainable Development – is now working on a “light version” of its successful bee education kits for daycare centers. These simplified kits are designed to be more accessible and available to even more daycare facilities.

to the Bienenrettern

Planting Competition "We’re Doing Something for Bees"

The initiative "Deutschland summt!" organizes the planting competition "We’re Doing Something for Bees" and calls on people to reclaim spaces for wild and honey bees, as well as for nature. Through this competition, Germany is buzzing aims to motivate communities of all kinds to get involved—with joy—for bees, biodiversity, and our shared future. By distributing high-quality seed packets, people are encouraged to create more habitats for bees.

About the Planting Competition

Starter Kits for School Beekeeping

Ms. Westphal, a passionate school beekeeper for many years, contributed a valuable text about bees for our 30-year anniversary book. In 2019, we supported the beekeeper starter kit for schools and received over 250 inquiries for just 50 available kits. In 2020, the initiative continued with a wild bee starter kit.

to school beekeeping

Planting Competition "Let it grow! Blossoming Landscapes Initiative"

With the "Let it grow! Blossoming Landscapes Initiative", the non-profit organization "Bienenschutzgarten" aims to motivate people across Austria to take action and create blooming, species-rich refuges for honeybees and other insects. Seed packets containing a mix of wild and cultivated flowers are available for those interested.

About the Bee Protection Garden

Research Project with the Natural History Museum Vienna

On a selected site in the municipality of Drösing, renaturation efforts — including sand exposure or addition and targeted plant composition design — are being undertaken to create optimal conditions for rare local bee species. Plant seeds will be collected from the existing conservation area and sown on the new site, and a regionally adapted nesting aid will also be created.

to the NHM Vienna

Youbee: Beehive Inside 23

Bees use electric fields for communication. Studies have shown that bees gain an electric charge when flying around or while performing their waggle dance, and that the electrical fields that build up allow the insects to talk to each other. Through special receptors in their antennae, the animals receive information as to the location of foraging sites.
Beehive Inside 23 is a project to explore the inside of a beehive with a special focus on electrical fields. When does the electrical charge in the hive change? How does the weather influence the readings? Does the charge increase when the bees have more food available? The measurements can be used to draw conclusions about the behaviour of the colony in the hive. This information could be of great value to beekeepers, as it provides a quick way to detect certain changes in the hive and so allow countermeasures to be taken, if necessary.

To the Youbee Project

Give Bees a Chance

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Give Bees a Chance

These organizations have received support:

Content Blocks

Bee Research Station Klein-Pöchlarn

Compact Participation Kit for Daycare Centers | Die Bienenretter

Planting Competition "We’re Doing Something for Bees"

Starter Kits for School Beekeeping

Planting Competition "Let it grow! Blossoming Landscapes Initiative"

Research Project with the Natural History Museum Vienna

Youbee: Beehive Inside 23

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