Bee-Rent

What Bee-Rent does

Bee-Rent GmbH is a German sustainability services company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Ganderkesee, Lower Saxony, that rents honey bee colonies and wild bee habitats to corporate and public-sector customers. Its core product is "Honigbienenleasing" (honey bee colony leasing), in which a colony of approximately 50,000 worker bees is installed at a customer site and managed throughout the year by a professional beekeeper, producing both pollination services and a tangible honey yield. The company has extended this concept into wild bees through the "Wildbienen-Tower" (a rented wild bee hotel) and the "Wildbienenflächen-Manufaktur," a Germany-wide service for the professional planning, implementation, and long-term care of wild bee habitats on commercial and municipal land. Supporting products include Wildbienensand, Sandarium installations (including a GalaBau variant for landscaping), and a Bee-Points donation program.

The business model is overwhelmingly subscription-based, with annual recurring rental and habitat-care contracts for enterprise, municipal, and educational clients, supplemented by transaction-fee revenue from an online shop that sells sponsorships and seed packets to individuals. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise sales target companies with ESG/CSR mandates, real estate management firms, and municipalities needing to demonstrate biodiversity action, while a franchise network of regional beekeepers provides localized service delivery across Germany. The company claims to be Europe's largest provider in this niche and markets its services as supporting CSRD reporting (ESRS E4 biodiversity standards) and BREEAM/DGNB environmental certifications, positioning bee conservation as a regulatory-aligned ESG measure. Bee-Rent is founder-owned by Dieter Schimanski, holds no external funding, has 11-50 employees, and has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or subsidiary structure.

Name

Bee-Rent

Legal name

Bee-Rent GmbH

Website

https://bee-rent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bee-Rent GmbH is a German sustainability services company that rents honey bee colonies and wild bee habitats to corporate, municipal, and individual customers, delivering managed pollination services and ESG-aligned biodiversity assets through a franchise network of regional beekeepers across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pollinator Conservation Services

NAICS

Apiculture (112910), Apiculture (11291)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAEAHAJ

Apiary Management Services (Contract Beekeeping, Hive Maintenance)

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Apiculture (Beekeeping)

SECONDARYAFAEAHAA

Honey Production & Extraction

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Apiculture (Beekeeping)

SECONDARYAFAEAHAK

Bee Health Management & Treatments (Mite/Disease Control Products & Services)

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Apiculture (Beekeeping)

SECONDARYAFAEAHAG

Commercial Pollination Services (Hive Rental)

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Apiculture (Beekeeping)

Keywords

• Honey bee leasing
• Wild bee habitats
• ESG biodiversity services
• Pollinator conservation
• Bee hotel rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

Viersen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Honey Bee Leasing: Rental of honey bee colonies to companies, municipalities, schools, and private individuals with full-service management by professional beekeepers. The service includes colony care, honey harvest, and educational components.
2. Wild Bee Services: Rental and installation of wild bee towers and hotels, wild bee habitat manufacturing, and wild bee sand products. Includes professional planning, implementation, and long-term care of wild bee habitats.
3. Wild Bee Habitats: Germany-wide service model for professional planning, implementation, and long-term maintenance of high-quality wild bee habitats for commercial property owners and municipalities.
4. Online Shop: Direct sales of sponsorships, seed packets, and related bee-friendly products through the company's e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bee-Rent leases honey bee colonies and wild bee hotels with full-service care, delivering recurring sustainability programs for corporate ESG/CSR commitments and biodiversity initiatives. The company manufactures and installs wild bee habitats through a Wildbienenflächen-Manufaktur service and complements these with supporting products such as Wildbienensand, Sandarium habitats, and a Bee-Points sponsorship program, all delivered via a national franchise network of professional beekeepers.

Product overview

Bee-Rent is a German sustainability company offering a portfolio of bee rental and habitat services for corporate ESG/CSR purposes. The core offerings include Honigbienenleasing (honey bee colony rental with professional care), Der Wildbienen-Tower (wild bee hotel rental), and the Wildbienenflächen-Manufaktur (wild bee habitat planning/manufacturing service). These are complemented by supporting products like Wildbienensand, Sandarium variants, and Bee-Points. The company positions itself as a full-service provider enabling businesses to meet ESG/CSR obligations through regulatory-compliant biodiversity measures, including support for CSRD reporting and ESRS E4 standards, as well as BREEAM/DGNB building certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Honigbienenleasing (Honey Bee Leasing) Rental service for honey bee colonies delivered with full-service care by professional beekeepers from Bee-Rent's franchise network, enabling companies, municipalities, schools, and private individuals to support bee conservation as a measurable sustainability project, with on-site sustainability days and honey output as tangible outcomes.
• Der Wildbienen-Tower (Wild Bee Tower) Rental of wild bee hotels (towers) with complete care and habitat management for wild bee species, offered to the same corporate, municipal, and private audiences as the honey bee leasing service.
• Wildbienenflächen-Manufaktur (Wild Bee Habitat Manufacturing) Professional planning, implementation, and long-term care service for high-quality wild bee habitats across Germany, sold primarily to commercial property owners and municipalities seeking documented biodiversity measures.
• Wildbienenflächen (Wild Bee Areas) Wild bee habitat areas delivered as a service with comprehensive habitat planning and maintenance, supporting biodiversity measures on commercial and public land.
• Bee-Points Point-based sponsorship program in which each donated point contributes to bee and biodiversity conservation, sold to individuals and corporate supporters as a direct way to fund conservation activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each sponsored colony contains approximately 50,000 worker bees contributing to pollination and biodiversity.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bee-Rent Franchise Partner BeekeeperscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of regional beekeepers operating as franchise partners who provide localized bee management services across Germany. They deliver on-site customer care, sustainability days, and manage bee colonies for corporate and private clients throughout the network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bienen-leihen.de: German honey bee rental service targeting individuals and corporates who want to support bees without managing hives themselves. Comparable to Bee-Rent's Honigbienenleasing product with a similar value proposition but smaller-scale operations.
• Platz schaffen mit Bienen: German corporate CSR initiative that places beehives on company premises and provides bee-related sustainability programming. Closely comparable to Bee-Rent's German enterprise CSR offering and competes for the same corporate ESG budgets.
• The Best Bees Company: US-based beekeeping service that installs and maintains hives on commercial and residential properties for clients ranging from individuals to large corporations. Comparable to Bee-Rent through its managed-hive subscription model and corporate ESG framing, though U.S.-only geography.
• Alvéole: Montreal-based urban beekeeping service that installs and maintains beehives on corporate, commercial, and educational properties across North America and Europe. Directly comparable to Bee-Rent in offering bee rentals as a corporate ESG/CSR engagement product, with broader geographic reach but similar franchise-style local beekeeper model.
• Wildbiene & Partner: German specialist in wild bee (Wildbienen) habitat products, nesting aids, and consultation services. Directly comparable to Bee-Rent's wild bee offering (Wildbienen-Tower, Wildbienenflächen-Manufaktur, Sandarium) and competes for the same ESG-driven corporate and municipal customers in Germany.

Emerging players

• BeeHero: Ag-tech company providing IoT sensors and data analytics for beekeepers and commercial pollination. Adjacent to Bee-Rent's commercial pollination orientation but uses a technology-first approach rather than a service/franchise model.
• HoneyColony: Sustainable honey and bee-product subscription brand. Compares to Bee-Rent's online shop and B2C sponsorship/product revenue stream, though operates primarily in the U.S. and focuses on consumer subscriptions rather than enterprise ESG.

Others

• Mellifera e.V. German beekeeping association focused on bee-friendly, organic, and species-appropriate beekeeping. Related to Bee-Rent through shared beekeeping and biodiversity mission, but operates as a non-profit association rather than a commercial rental service.
• BUND (Naturschutz): Major German environmental NGO active in biodiversity, pollinator protection, and CSR consulting. Comparable to Bee-Rent in addressing the same German ESG/biodiversity demand pool, though through advocacy and campaigns rather than commercial beekeeping services.
• Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU): One of Germany's largest environmental associations, with active bee conservation programs and corporate partnerships. Addresses the same ESG-driven biodiversity demand as Bee-Rent, positioning itself as an alternative or complementary partner for sustainability budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/beerent_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/bee.rent.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bee-rent-west

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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