During this demonstration programme, many specific activities are accomplished to preserve wild bees and their habitat (feeding, nest building).  We work at raising awareness and providing information and guidance as well.

You can participate in the programme in different ways :

• Sign up to receive our newsletter (at the bottom of the page) to be informed of current events and to participate in different activities (eco-volunteer days, information stands,...) ;
• Create a user account, sign the bee-friendly lifestyle charter, share your photos (once accepted, they will be put up in the « Your Garden » photo gallery), or participate in our new photo contest "insects of fall" ;
• Consult the « How you can help » page, so that you can build a bee house and to download our practical guide. And as we improve our website, we will add new information sheets with tips on how to manage the green space around you to help provide habitat for bees.

The main goal of the programme is the creation of land management measures in favour of wild bees applicable in every urban area of Europe.  The different surveys performed during the last five years in the Greater Lyon area, will permit, after evaluation and validation, the creation of a precise plan of action that could be applied all over Europe.  It would propose bee-friendly recommendations for the maintenance and/or the development of public green spaces, farming land and home gardens.
At the same time, many on-the-ground projects are developped:  running events, giving talks and workshops, organising walks, publishing the results of scientific research (…) an array of out-reach projects aimed at a variety of urban and peri-urban inhabitants (72% of the population Europe).