On Saturday and Sunday, beekeepers across Germany will open their doors for the Day of German…

On Saturday and Sunday, beekeepers across Germany will open their doors for the Day of German Beekeeping. In Radeberg, Günter Richter, a hobby beekeeper, has transformed an old construction site into a thriving bee sanctuary with around 250,000 bees. He invites the public to his open house event.

Several years ago, Richter's property at Jägerpark 6 was merely a construction site. The transition to beekeeping was unplanned until a neighbor, who was a gardener and dog owner, approached him about her inherited bees, unsure of where to place them. Richter offered his space, which sparked his own passion for beekeeping. He later acquired his own bees and built a protective setup for the surrounding gardens, with the bees primarily foraging from nearby linden trees.