Blühinsel

English translation: island flower bed / flower bed.

07:30 Jan 30, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Greening
German term or phrase: Blühinsel
Schaffung von 4 weiteren Blühinseln mit Sträuchern und Insektenhotel
Einrichtung von 4 Blühinseln und Renaturierung von nicht mehr benötigten Funktionsflächen

As far as my research can tell, these can also be very small areas, so something like "oasis" doesn't work. And they're not necessaryuil isaldsn surrounded by water. The best I can come up with is something with "pockets of flowering plants".
AndrewSzep
Local time: 15:45
English translation:island flower bed / flower bed.
Explanation:
Island flower bed seems to be the correct term, but if you don't want to use the word island with its surrounded-by-water connotation, you may be able to adjust the rest of the sentence (context) to make it clear that it is simply a flower bed! :-) or just say flower bed... see references...
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Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 16:45
Grading comment
Thanks! I eventually chose this, although many of the others were fine in this context. Hard choice :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1pollinator hotspot
Herbmione Granger
5wild flower strips WFS
British Diana
3 +1Landscape pocket/Pocket Garden/Small Flower Garden
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4wild flower meadow
Gordon Matthews
4pollinator/pollination zone (space)
Michael Martin, MA
4island flower bed / flower bed.
Cillie Swart
3mixed flower clusters
Ramey Rieger (X)
3beneficial insect reservoir beds
Brent Sørensen
3no-mow area
Lancashireman
3insect/pollinator-friendly flower patch
Wendy Streitparth


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Landscape pocket/Pocket Garden/Small Flower Garden


Explanation:
Landscape pocket/Pocket Garden/Small Flower Garden

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Local time: 01:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! The answers were so good that I could have picked any of them


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Andrew's own suggestion works fine too. I think it has to include "flower".
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mixed flower clusters


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_enDE871DE872&ei=Iy...

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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Asker: Thank you!

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
beneficial insect reservoir beds


Explanation:
My understanding is that these are areas designed with insects in mind.

10 weeks ago the farmers and beekeepers in Oberursel planted seeds in three areas of the town, supported by the farmers’ support group (Landwirtschaftlichen Förderverein).

These areas, known as “Blühinseln” are now in full bloom, offering nourishment for bees, butterflies, and insects

http://www.allthingsgerman.net/oberursel/2012/07/oberursel-i...


Beneficial Insect Reservoir Beds (BIRB’s) are designated border areas—and “islands” within the vegetable beds—where insect diversity is encouraged.

Attracting beneficial insects—and sustaining them—is their purpose, but they can be beautiful as well as functional.

https://www.grow-it-organically.com/attracting-beneficial-in...

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 15:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you! The answers were so good that I could have picked any of them

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wild flower meadow


Explanation:
"beneficial insect reservoir bed" sounds too technical to me and I believe that "Blühinsel" are created and managed for amenity and biodiversity generally, not only for the benefit of insects, though that is clearly important. They might be within a garden, but I think it would be misleading to describe them as "gardens" or "flower beds", because this implies that they are cultivated to produce flowers or vegetables, whereas they are managed (sowing seeds, mowing only once or twice a year) for amenity and biodiversity. They are more likely to be surrounded by a roundabout than by water, so "blooming island" won't do at all, unless you're trying to be funny.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-30 12:52:49 GMT)
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Note in response to AndrewSzep (Asker): I think you're right that a "Blühinsel" is a small "Wildblumenwiese", so one could make this clear by specifying that it is a "small wild flower meadow".

Example sentence(s):
  • If you walk along Waterside in Evesham you may come across a small wild flower meadow across the road from the cemetery and the hospital.
Gordon Matthews
Germany
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, but there is also the term Wildblumenwiese, which I assume is something larger, whereas the Blühinsel can be something small like a bed (although I'm not sure)

Asker: Thank you!

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pollinator hotspot


Explanation:
This makes the purpose/function clearer.

Herbmione Granger
Germany
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! The answers were so good that I could have picked any of them.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Yes, I was looking for something with 'patches'.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no-mow area


Explanation:
Blühinseln vom Mähen ausnehmen
https://www.husqvarna.com/de/garten-rasen/rasentipps/rasen-m...

no-mow areas OR "no mow" areas
https://www.google.com/search?q="no-mow areas" floral divers...

Designated 'no-mow' areas provide environmental, economic benefits
https://news.psu.edu/story/633985/2020/10/01/campus-life/des...



Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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Asker: Thank you!

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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pollinator/pollination zone (space)


Explanation:
"Wild pollination has been in sharp decline in recent years and there is a movement to create “wild pollination zones” on the periphery of farms, said Dirk Philipp, associate professor of animal science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture." https://talkbusiness.net/2017/09/wild-pollination-on-the-dec...

"From a distance, a pollinator zone might look like a patch of weeds, but a closer inspection reveals a busy buffet with buzzing creatures flitting from bloom to bloom. Here’s what you need to know." https://wvstateparks.com/pollinator-zones-at-state-parks-are...

"Researchers say even if a cotton field is not located adjacent to natural land cover, farmers can create pollinator zones by planting a row of wildflowers between rows of their crops or even on the edges of the crop field. In addition, farmers can introduce flowering crops into the crop rotation and reduce pesticide spraying, especially during daytime hours." https://www.farmprogress.com/cotton/study-shows-pollinators-...

"We have also created several designated pollinator spaces like our curvaceous stone raised bed “pollinator island” in the backyard garden, the cobble-stone lined “pollinator zones” in the front yard garden, or the terraced corner from the front yard expansion project. Those spaces are loaded with the plants for pollinators you’ll find in the post. I did a tally, and discovered we are currently growing all but four of the plants on the list!" https://homesteadandchill.com/top-23-plants-for-pollinators/

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you!

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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
insect/pollinator-friendly flower patch


Explanation:
‘Bee & Pollinator Friendly’ Cut Flower Patch
https://higgledygarden.com/product/bee-friendly-cut-flower-p...

Experimental small‐scale flower patches increase species density
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111...


Or : insect-friendly flower haven

Creating an insect haven
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/8361511/Creatin...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
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Asker: Thank you! The answers were so good that I could have picked any of them

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2 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
island flower bed / flower bed.


Explanation:
Island flower bed seems to be the correct term, but if you don't want to use the word island with its surrounded-by-water connotation, you may be able to adjust the rest of the sentence (context) to make it clear that it is simply a flower bed! :-) or just say flower bed... see references...


    https://www.houzz.com/photos/island-flower-bed-ideas-phbr0lbl-bl~l_6861
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tSLSSJwDHE
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks! I eventually chose this, although many of the others were fine in this context. Hard choice :)
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2 days 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
wild flower strips WFS


Explanation:

over 2 million google references for "WFS wild flower strip"

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Note added at 2 days 8 hrs (2021-02-01 16:18:23 GMT)
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I actually meant confidence 4 as there is no conclusive context.

Example sentence(s):
  • Wildflower strips enhance wild bee reproductive success - see my source

    https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13778
British Diana
Germany
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! The answers were so good that I could have picked any of them

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