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Pilot project: Bees, pollination and citizen science in Berlin's gardens
Project
Project code: keine Angabe
Contract period: 01.01.2020
- 30.11.2020
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
In a citizen science pilot project, the Department of Ecosystem Science/Plant Ecology at the TU Berlin and the MfN are investigating these questions together with Berlin gardeners from 18 community gardens. Our aim is to understand more about biodiversity, ecology and the protection of wild bees in Berlin's gardens not only from a scientific point of view, but also to contribute to society’s understanding of wild bees in Berlin. This combined scientific and social understanding is crucial for the preservation of biodiversity in our cities worldwide.
In the course of the summer season (2020) community gardeners in Berlin observe pollination on selected tomato, pumpkin and/or pepper plants. They document when their plant 1) blossoms, 2) is pollinated and 3) bears fruit. At harvest they measure the size of the fruits. Ecologists at the TU Berlin will observe the wild bees in these gardens and document the habitat features of the different gardens. The results serve as a basis for the joint development of measures to promote pollinators in community gardens in the city.
Section overview
Subjects
- Horticulture
- Beekeeping and health
- Agroecology
