Together for a sustainable future
Biodiversity
Biodiversity refers to the richness of plants and animals in our environments, which is essential for nature to function properly. At Kiviks Musteri, it is important to contribute to environments where different species can thrive — helping to strengthen ecosystems and preserve the balance of nature.
Care in every step
How Kiviks Musteri supports biodiversity
At Kiviks Musteri, biodiversity is a natural part of everyday life — nature is, after all, the foundation of everything we do. In our orchards, we create environments that provide both food and shelter, attracting beneficial insects and strengthening the ecosystem.
We take part in and lead projects that demonstrate how beneficial insects can thrive — both in large orchards and in home gardens. Much of this can be experienced in our Beneficial Insect Park, where we share simple, inspiring ideas that make a real difference for biodiversity.
Tiny heroes
The Big Five
In Africa’s safari parks, The Big Five refers to the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and buffalo. In our apple orchards, we have our own version — much smaller in size, but just as impressive in importance.
Here, our Big Five consists of the ladybird, earwig, lacewing, bee, and bumblebee. Each plays a vital role in keeping our orchards healthy and thriving — pollinating our trees, eating pests, and supporting a balanced ecosystem. We’re proud that these small but hard-working friends feel at home here — without them, our fruit simply wouldn’t be the same.
How we strengthen nature — all year round
Our work for biodiversity
Beneficial insects — nature’s own guardians
Bees, bumblebees, butterflies, and hoverflies are essential to our harvests. We create habitats and plant flowers that bloom throughout the season, ensuring there’s always food available. This diversity of plants helps more species thrive and strengthens pollination.
Diversity that benefits the insects
Different insects are drawn to different flowers. We mix species like red clover, hawkweed, and bird’s-foot trefoil, leave every other row in the orchard uncut, and adapt the plants to the local soil conditions. This extends the season for pollinators — even after the apple trees have finished blooming.
Birds, shelter hedges & pollination trees
Our shelter hedges and pollination trees provide insects with protection and shorter distances between blooms. Birdhouses and raptor perches increase biodiversity and help control pests and voles. Every species plays an important part in the ecosystem.
Our grove for the hazel dormouse
The protected hazel dormouse thrives in thickets and dense undergrowth. We’ve created a special grove that provides both shelter and food, helping the species survive here in Skåne.
Four ways nature gives back
A healthy ecosystem provides food, clean air and water, carbon capture, and natural experiences. In our case, the orchards contribute by capturing carbon, conserving water through drip irrigation, producing food and wood chips, and offering beautiful experiences in our open gardens.
Research and development
We collaborate with universities and EU projects to strengthen biodiversity and develop sustainable cultivation methods. Read more about The Beneficial Insect Park »
Detection dogs against pests
Together with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), we’re testing the use of specially trained detection dogs to identify damaged trees and track pests such as apple canker and water voles — before they have a chance to spread.
Pollination in our orchards
Our 120,000 apple trees depend entirely on pollinators. Through research and collaboration, we’re deepening our understanding of how to support them — both in our orchards and in the surrounding landscape.