V. I. Bee. Because urban bees also need protection, in 2021 the Berlin Senate set up a Coordination Office for Bees, which is based at Freie Universität. Bee research as well as courses for hobby beekeepers have been offered on campus for decades. Students enrolled in veterinary medicine also learn how to work with this third most important livestock species.

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Bees have an important place at Freie Universität. Depending on the season as well as the type and number of research projects, between thirty and fifty bee colonies are cared for on campus. In 2021 the Berlin Senate set up a Coordination Office for Bee Health, which is based at Freie Universität.

• Courses for professional and hobby beekeepers (in German)
• Teaching and advanced training on bees at the Department of Veterinary Medicine (in German)
• Coordination Office for Bee Health / American foulbrood monitoring (in German)
• Menzel Group on Neurobiology and Behavior of Honeybees, led by Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Randolf Menzel at the Institute of Biology
• Article in Featured Stories, “Waiting for Spring,” about the Coordination Office for Bee Health