Our bee community at Lappis

Did you know that bees are co-living with our students at Campus Lappis?

We work to be able to contribute to a sustainable society by creating attractive and sustainable housing for students. Part of this work is to promote biodiversity. The existence of bees is
a prerequisite for vegetation, wildlife and, by extension, humans. With beekeeping at Lappis we can help nature weave its magic and lay the foundation for a green and lush campus. In doing so, we benefit the environment and climate as well as contribute to a sustainable future.

Quick facts

Up to 50,000 bees can live in a hive.

Bees live around 60 days; when their wings are worn out they can no longer return to the hive. Bees that remain in the hive over winter live longer.

The queen bee lays eggs and controls the community.

She lays about 2,000 eggs a day and decides if the egg will be a worker bee – a female or a drone – a male.

Bees are specialists with specific tasks. The worker bee’s first task is to take care of larvae, build wax cakes, clean the hive and provide the queen with food. They then become guard bees that guard the hive’s entrance and eventuallyflying bees that collect nectar which is turned into honey. The task of the drones is to mate with young queen bees. When they succeed, they die.

Bees in a hive can produce about 40–50 kilos of honey.