Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared to non-conservation areas in south-west Germany

Data on flying insect biomass and bee species were gathered during 2018–2023 by the flying insect monitoring program covering all four districts of Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Freiburg, and Tübingen), which was initiated by the State Institute for Environment Baden-Württemberg (LUBW Landesanstalt für Umwelt Baden-Württemberg) and is conducted by the Entomological Society Krefeld e.V. (ESK) and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (SMNS).For a detailed description of sampling sites and methods, see:Frenzel, T., Bigalk, S., Gamba, R., Görn, S., Haas, M., Haas-Renninger, M., Haselböck, A., Hörren, T., Sorg, M., Sumser, H., Theves, F., Wendt, I., & Krogmann. L. (in Revision). Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared to non-conservation areas in south-west Germany. Submitted to Insect Conservation and Diversity