Over 30 years ago, beekeeper Paul Rüttimann and other helpers began to intensively collect all kinds of things used in beekeeping. At present, the Grüningen Beekeeping Museum is a small, regional museum, which explains the activities of beekeepers and exhibits many pieces of equipment. The collection consists of historical and modern exhibits. It is complemented by arts and crafts exhibits dedicated to bees in a variety of ways (stamps, ceramics, wax objects, etc.). The collection is of intrinsic value because it represents important customs in Switzerland. In addition to information about beekeeping, the current beekeeping museum maintains live bee colonies in various hive systems during the summer months. A museum group from the Hinwil Beekeepers' Association runs the museum on a voluntary basis.

The newly planned bee museum will be one of the only natural history museums in Switzerland dedicated to one species of animal. It will present the public and experts with an in-depth overview of all aspects of wild and honey bees. In addition to specific perspectives on insects, the focus will be on ecological contexts such as habitat, biodiversity in urban areas and our interaction with these insects and our environment. The aim of the museum is to familiarise the general public with the bee as a living being. It also aims to enable specialists to familiarise themselves with specific topics.