The bumblebee needs a lot of energy to maintain its body temperature. To do this, it visits dozens of flowers each day to collect nectar and pollen — fuel for itself and food for the young in its nest.

As the bumblebee moves from flower to flower, it transfers pollen — essential for plant reproduction on campus. Without pollinators like the bumblebee, many plant and animal species would disappear from the ecosystem.

TU/e deliberately leaves certain meadows and verges unmanaged as part of its Landscape Vision 2040. The flowers that grow there are a crucial food source for the bumblebee and dozens of other pollinating insects.