Point of interest: The green Factory

Here it hums and chirps.

07.25.2020

In the outdoor facilities around the Transparent Factory you can marvel at the diverse flora and fauna. And that does not mean the adjacent Botanical Garden and the Great Garden.

On our grounds, more precisely in the south-eastern part, you will find our bee colonies. At present, 9 colonies of 50,000 animals each live here and are looked after by an employee of the Transparent Factory. The honey, in good years about 40 kg per colony, is distributed through the restaurant e-Vitrum. Please be aware that the availability of honey depends on the performance of the bees and cannot be guaranteed

In order to avoid bird collisions with the glass facade, a loudspeaker system was installed on the grounds of the Transparent Factory, which imitates the voices of the songbirds living in the Great Garden, according to the principle "This terrain is already occupied!

A wildflower meadow for greater biodiversity, an amphibian fence to protect frogs and other small animals and the absence of chemical pesticides round off the image of the Green Factory.

But not only insects feel comfortable on the premises. With numerous nesting boxes we ensure that many different bird species have a habitat in the middle of the city. Our nest boxes have holes of different sizes: the small ones for blue tits, sparrows or robins, the large ones for starlings. The nesting boxes are sometimes used several times a year. When the first young birds have "moved out", the next family moves in - they simply build their nest on top of the other one. Nest boxes always face south-east - the birds are directed towards the rising sun.

Birch forest

Mandarin duck

Spring sprouts

Spring flowers