Picture shows founders Mark (left) and Martin Poreda (right), undated. Hektar Nektar has developed into one of the most important platforms for buying honeybee colonies and various apiculture equipment online. (Hektar Nektar, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Philip Potthast (left) and Fabian Wischmann (right), undated. They founded their startup, Hiive, in Teltow on the southeastern outskirts of Berlin in 2021. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a Colletes cunicularius, undated. The Natural History Museum Stuttgart's wild bee committee decided to award the spring mining bee (Colletes cunicularius) to highlight its precarious situation and astonishing habits. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows APF Honey, undated. APF is receiving orders from all over the world after having created a scientific technology that certifies the antibacterial capabilities of honey from Patagonia. (Terra Andes Plus, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of a beekeeper, undated. The number of beekeepers in the most populous region of Germany has almost doubled within the past 10 years, it has emerged. (NewsX/Bee)