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Schaumburg forest beekeeping

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    Schaumburger Waldimkerei Hofladen
    Photo: Michael Miklas, Schaumburger Land
The Schaumburg forest beekeeping is located on the southern edge of the Bückeberg forest...

Opening hours

open today
Wednesday14:00–18:00
Saturday09:00–13:00

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Olaf Boegner 
Update: May 16, 2023

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Parking

Coordinates

DD
52.286290, 9.282830
DMS
52°17'10.6"N 9°16'58.2"E
UTM
32U 519292 5792918
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Accessibility

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Accessibility-certified

  • Parking for people with disabilities
  • Step-free access to the building/object/terrain (via elevator/ramp if necessary)
  • All other rooms and facilities available to the guests are infinitely accessible by elevator or ramp
  • 90 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
  • 80 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
  • 70 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
  • Toilets for people with disabilities
  • Lateral accessible toilet for a wheelchair
  • Hinged grab rail in the toilet at least on the accessible side
  • Special offers for people with walking impairments
  • Special offers for wheelchair users

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There is 1 marked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: 500 cm x 500 cm).
  • The surface quality of the car park is easy to walk and drive on.
  • The path from the car park to the entrance bee house is 7 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on.
  • The bee house is infinitely accessible. In the room there are several beehives with a trip outside. You can hear and smell them. The flight path can be reached from the outside via the circular path around the house.
  • All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
  • External paths are at least 250 m wide and easy to walk on and drive on and have a maximum longitudinal gradient of up to 1 %.
  • There is seating available.
  • The beehive are predominately visible when seated.
  • Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
  • Mobile or fixed seats are available for people with walking disabilities, which may be used during the guided tour.
  • The entire route of the guided tour is infinitely variable for wheelchair users.

Public toilet for people with disabilities (ground floor)

  • The door opens inwards, but does not affect the manoeuvring space in front of the toilet and sink.
  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and in front of the washbasin 150 cm x 150 cm;
    left and right of the toilet 150 cm x 150 cm.
  • There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
  • The sink is wheelchair compatible.
  • The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
  • An alarm trigger (cord, button) is not available.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Walking disability and wheelchair users

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • In the bee house there are several beehives with a trip outside. You can hear and smell them. The flight path can be reached from the outside via the circular path around the house.
  • There is no alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop system.
  • There are no guided tours available for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Hearing impaired and deaf
  • Assistance dogs are welcome
  • Special offers for people with visual impairment

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • In the bee house there are several beehives with a trip outside. You can hear and smell them. The flight path can be reached from the outside via the circular path around the house.
  • Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
  • External paths usually have visually contrasting and tactilely detectable sidewalk boundaries.
  • The entrance is not visually rich in contrast but recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
  • The evaluated areas that can be used by the guest are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
  • The walkways in corridors/ways/aisles are partly visually contrasted to the surroundings.
  • The walkways in corridors/ways/aisles are marked with tactile markings in the entire building/object or the walls or other structural elements can be used for orientation.
  • The signage is not designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
  • There are no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path/room.
  • There are no revolving or rotating doors.
  • The objects are usually well illuminated.
  • Guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments, but not for blind people. A reservation in advance is necessary.
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Visually impaired and blind
  • Information displayed with pictograms or images

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • In the bee house there are several beehives with a trip outside. You can hear and smell them. The flight path can be reached from the outside via the circular path around the house.
  • The name or logo of the establishment is clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • The objectives of the paths are always within sight.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
  • Information for orientation is available with pictorial symbols (pictograms, photorealistic representation).
  • Information is displayed photo realistically.
  • Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
  • The contents (e.g. exhibits) of the guided tour for people with cognitive impairments are easy to understand or are explained in a way that is easy to understand (e.g. visually).
  • There is no information in easy language.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Cognitive disability
This audit report was prepared by: Reisen für Alle
Certification period: October 01, 2022 - September 30, 2025

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Schaumburg forest beekeeping

Zum Forsthaus 21
31552 Apelern/ Reinsdorf
Niedersachsen
Phone 05043/ 401776

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