Prisoners are helping to save the bees in Germany

Margot Judge

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May 15, 2019

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A view of 'JVA Remscheid', a prison in North Rhine-Westphalia n Germany. Prisoners have become active i the fight against bee mortality, looking after 3 million bees, building houses and selling the honey.

JVA Remscheid, a prison in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Prisoners here have become active in the fight against bee mortality, looking after 3 million bees, building beehives and selling the honey. Getty Images

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Sebastian Laubach (center), a 33-year-old hobby beekeeper and prison guard poses in front of the prison 'JVA Remscheid' together with two prisoners who volunteered to take part in the beekeeping project.

Sebastian Laubach (center), a 33-year-old beekeeping hobbyist and prison guard, poses in front of JVA Remscheid with two prisoners who volunteered to take part in the beekeeping project. Reuters

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A magistrate walks through a hallway of the prison.

10 April 2019, North Rhine-Westphalia, Remscheid: A magistrate walks through a hallway at Remscheid JVA. In NRW, prisoners become active in the fight against bee mortality. Even tough boys learn… Getty Images

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10 April 2019, North Rhine-Westphalia, Remscheid: Bees fly into a beehive. In NRW, prisoners become active in the fight against bee mortality. Even tough boys learn to take responsibility in… Getty Images

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Sebastian Laubach checks as two prisoners take out a frame loaded with bees.

Laubach watches as two prisoners take out a frame loaded with bees. Reuters

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Sebastian Laubach and two prisoners take out frames from a beehive.

Laubach and two prisoners take out frames from a beehive. Reuters

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A prisoner lifts out a frame from a beehive.

A prisoner who volunteered to take part in a beekeeping project of the prison ‘JVA Remscheid’ in North Rhine-Westphalia, takes out a frame from a beehive in Leichlingen near Remscheid,… Reuters

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Sebastian Laubach uses smoke to calm down the bees while inspecting a frame.

Laubach uses smoke to calm the bees while inspecting a frame. Reuters

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Sebastian Laubach takes out a bee frame.

Sebastian Laubach (C), a 33-year-old hobby beekeeper and prison guard takes out a bee frame together with two prisoners who volunteered to take part in a beekeeping project of the… Reuters

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Sebastian Laubach and his smoker walk near the beehives.

Sebastian Laubach, a 33-year-old hobby beekeeper and prison guard uses a smoker to calm down bees during a beekeeping project of the prison ‘JVA Remscheid’ in North Rhine-Westphalia in Leichlingen… Reuters

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Sebastian Laubach, a 33-year-old hobby beekeeper and prison guard holds a frame of a beehive in front of the prison ‘JVA Remscheid’ as part of a beekeeping project of the… Reuters

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A German prisoner heats wax. Getty Images

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A prisoner works on wax discs for the bees in the prison workshop. Getty Images

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A prisoner locks a glass of honey in the prison workshop.

A prisoner seals a jar of honey in the prison workshop. Getty Images

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Pots of the honey produced at the prison

Jars of honey produced at the prison. Reuters

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