Melanie Ebner speaks in undated footage. Almost all new building projects across Austria are built on fertile land, environmentalists have warned. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a queen of the species Bombus terrestris which is one of the bumblebees that usually fly earliest in spring, undated. The season is now about 14 days earlier in simple agricultural landscapes than a century ago due to a warmer climate and a changed habitat. (Maria Blasi Romero, Lund University/NewsX/Bee)
Global Warming Puts Bumblebee Queens Under Pressure
Picture shows Keith Tignor from the Virginia Department of Agriculture in Richmond, undated. He has warned that the price of food might rise further if honeybee populations keep declining. (NewsX/Bee)
Current Mass Death Of Bees Could Send Food Prices Soaring
Honey bees survive winters in cold climates by forming a thermoregulating cluster around the honey stored in the colony. Recent research showed overwintering colony losses are linked to a specific metabolic pathway connected to how bees apportion their energy resources. (Jay Evans and Judy Chen, ARS, NewsX/Bee)
Protein Booster Could Help Preventing Honeybee Colony Loss
Picture shows Carmen Crespo - the Andalusian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, undated. She told apiarists at a summit in Seville the regional government would continue providing financial support in the foreseeable future after having provided subsidies worth EUR 3.5 million (GBP 3.1 million) last year. (NewsX/Bee)
Andalusian Government Vows To Support Apiarists
Illustrative image of a bee, undated. (NewsX/Bee)