{"id":56351,"date":"2026-05-29T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/preserving-bees-in-france-a-major-ecological-challenge\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:03:15","slug":"preserving-bees-in-france-a-major-ecological-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/en\/preserving-bees-in-france-a-major-ecological-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserve bees in France: a major ecological challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56351\" class=\"elementor elementor-56351 elementor-56138\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848e949 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"848e949\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561a19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"561a19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\"><p><strong>Protecting bees can&#8217;t be as simple as installing beehives for honey production (hives that most often house &#8220;Italian&#8221; or hybrid &#8220;buckfast&#8221; bees) on the roof of an administrative building in the heart of an urban environment, or placing an insect hotel in the middle of a well-mown green space.  <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The priority is to preserve wild species and their natural habitats.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2271c3e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2271c3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c13d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c13d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">960 species of bees, 80% of which nest in the ground.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15c843 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c15c843\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ad7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ad7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\"><p data-turn-id-container=\"acfd30ec-fbe0-4cf5-b879-0a71c4807767\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">As we know, bees play a crucial role in the reproduction of entomophilous flowering plants. They also help produce fruit and vegetables. Above all, together with other pollinators such as hoverflies and butterflies, bees ensure the reproduction of wild plants. Thanks to this reproduction, wild flora is able to maintain itself, shuffle its genes, constantly adapt to changing living conditions and environments&#8230; in short, it evolves.  <\/span><\/p><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:b6e2a06d-7904-439e-92a5-f65e26f92418-8\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:b6e2a06d-7904-439e-92a5-f65e26f92418-8\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:b6e2a06d-7904-439e-92a5-f65e26f92418-8\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-18\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-3 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data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\"><p><span class=\"\">Collectively, we must work to restore their natural habitats: by changing management methods, creating and preserving environments suited to their reproduction and strengthening their food resources.  <\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edb1e2 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7edb1e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3daab75 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3daab75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dd7b1 elementor-widget 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Our teams then filled them with sand of different granulometries to encourage the reproduction of terricolous and sand-loving bees. They also restored the dry meadows located nearby, by export mowing.  <\/p><p> <\/p><p>With this in mind, ECT almost systematically installs woodland, orchards, hedges and rural forest edges. Our teams also sow flower meadows and ground cover with clover, birdsfoot trefoil, etc. when carrying out our projects. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting bees cannot be limited to installing beehives for honey production\u2014hives that most often house \u201cItalian\u201d bees or \u201cBuckfast\u201d hybrids\u2014on the roof of an administrative building in the heart of an urban area, or to setting up an insect hotel in the middle of a carefully maintained green space. The priority must be to preserve wild species and their natural habitats. 960 species of bees, 80% of which nest in the ground. As we know, bees play a crucial role in the reproduction of entomophilous flowering plants. They also contribute to the production of fruits and vegetables. 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