Artenkenntniskurs Wildbienen II – Fortgeschrittene

The advanced course is open to all Dresden residents with an in-depth interest in wild bees. This course serves to repeat and deepen the species knowledge learned in the basic course. The aim is to consolidate the reliable differentiation of wild bees from other insect groups and to learn to recognize the individual genera and common species. The differentiation between males and females should also be consolidated. In the advanced course, there is also an introduction to the preparation of wild bees and identification using identification literature at genus level. Other topics include the correct documentation of discovery data.

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If there is a high demand for our course, the course leader will select the course participants based on the information provided in the registration form.

The advanced course comprises two days of 6 hours each.

Day 1

- Theory part on identification at genus level and overview of the most important technical terms
- Excursion part for collecting animals and identification in the field

2nd day

- Overview of the identification literature, technical terms
- Instruction in creating a comparative collection and documenting evidence
- Learning the preparation technique
- Identification exercises on prepared animals (genera and common species)

In the event of bad weather, the distribution of the course content over the individual days may change or there will be an alternative for the excursion, in which case the course will not be canceled.

The course is aimed at interested private individuals from Saxony. The number of places available is limited to 10 people. Participation is only possible with confirmed registration. Prerequisite for participation in the advanced course is prior participation in one of the following courses:

- Participation in Species Knowledge Course I - Basics
- Participation in LaNU wild bee seminar
- Other wild bee courses/ previous knowledge after consultation/ examination with the course leader

Key dates at a glance:

Date: 25.07.2026 to 26.07.2026
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Location: Dresdner Stadtentwässerung GmbH, Marie-Curie-Straße 7/Block C, 01139 Dresden
Costs: free of charge

The advanced course is part of a species knowledge training series of the BienenBrückenBauen project. Building on the advanced course, you can deepen your knowledge of the species by attending the specialist course.