Researchers say that going back to museum or historical bee collections could help fill some gaps in the absence of systematic population studies. (Selina Ruzi, NC State University, NewsX/Bee)
The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund note attached among flowers, undated. An American NGO which focuses on pollinator habitat conservation has launched a project aiming at getting solar energy players on board. (NewsX/Bee)
Photo shows illustrative image of a bee. Study by scientists at Ohio State University identified soybeans as a popular nectar source for honeybees. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a bee on a dandelion, undated. Informing people about the crucial role of bees may not suffice to save them, an American scientist has warned. (Thomas Hochwarter, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Bombus impatiens, undated. The Cornell University researchers focused on the activity of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) kept in brightly-coloured hives. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, NewsX/Bee)