A little paradise for buzzing, humming and crawling guests – and a great community project. Uhlmann’s “Insect Box” has recently been installed in the green area next to the main entrance between A1 and D6.
The idea and concept for it originated in the Sustainability department and we received active support from employees from Purchasing, the Health & Safety team, Facility Management, our trainees and local organizations for its implementation.
The frame was made in the workshop for people with disabilities at the St. Elisabeth Foundation in Laupheim. It was then taken to the 2024 summer holiday program run by pipapo Neu-Ulm. There, the “Uhlmann children” painted the hotel in bright colors together with our trainees and filled the nesting boxes with bamboo tubes, pieces of wood and bricks.
St. Elisabeth Foundation in Laupheim
The St. Elisabeth Foundation in Laupheim was founded in 1999 and has been a place of charitable work in Upper Swabia ever since. It supports and employs around 1,000 people with disabilities.
Pipapo Neu-Ulm
Pipapo Neu-Ulm and its team accompany exciting vacation offers to a wide variety of events, especially varied children’s programs.
By setting up the insect hotel, we are making a valuable contribution to preserving our environment and at the same time supporting the natural balance of our ecosystems. By helping the insects, we are ultimately helping ourselves by ensuring the health and productivity of our environment.
The housing of the insect hotel was made by people with disabilities in the workshop of the St. Elisabeth Foundation.
The young participants in the vacation program filled the “rooms” with different materials.
Reeds, bamboo, wood and bricks – this is what a cozy nesting box for bees, bumblebees and co. looks like.
Thank you to everyone involved for the great collaboration and support on this project. We are excited and hope that some insects and wild bees will soon colonize the hotel.
Why are insect hotels so important?
Due to the large-scale expansion of cities and grassy areas, insects are increasingly losing their natural habitat. This is where insect hotels come into play. They offer insects a safe place to nest and hibernate. Different materials and cavities in the insect hotels can attract and support different types of insects, including wild bees, bumblebees, butterflies and ladybugs.
Participation campaign to promote
biodiversity
Now that Uhlmann has set up its own insect hotel, we would like to invite you to take part in an exciting hands-on activity and present your own initiatives to promote biodiversity and environmental protection!
What do you have to do? Send us photos of your own insect hotels or other creative activities that promote the environment and biodiversity. Whether it’s flower beds, nesting boxes, self-built insect hotels or other nature conservation projects – we look forward to all submissions!
Conditions of participation:
- The deadline for submitting your photos is April 23, 2025
- Send your photos by e-mail to sustainability@uhlmann.de with the subject “Biodiversity Participation Campaign”
- Please briefly describe your action in the e-mail and attach a picture
- The winners will be notified personally and can then present their actions in an issue of Pactuell.
It’s worth taking part!
The best three photos will be awarded a prize and the main prize will be basketball tickets for a Ratiopharm Ulm game! The second and third places will also receive great prizes – it’s worth taking part!
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