The University of Twente is committed to improving sustainability and biodiversity in and around the campus. To reinforce these intentions, UT organises several initiatives. One of these initiatives, in collaboration with Zone.College students, was the bee hotel. In order to boost bee and other insect populations, a bee hotel was installed behind the Horst.
The students brainstormed about the requirements and conditions of a bee hotel: How would it fit UT's landscape the best? They then presented a draft, which was translated into a final design. The result is impressive: insects and bees fly around the hotel to their hearts' content. Furthermore, the nutrient-rich soil around the bee hotel has been atrophied so that wild flowers thrive and attract insects.
