Picture shows Norbert Schaffer, undated. A biologist has underlined that there is "still a lot of work to do" five years after a groundbreaking referendum sent shockwaves across Bavaria. (LBV, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image shows a person applying insecticides, undated. (NewsX/Bee)
Application Of Pesticides In Decline, Bavarian Honey Check Suggests
Patrick Kohl speaks in undated footage. Only a small fraction of honeybee colonies living in the forests of Germany persists for more than one year, according to investigations by scientists from a higher education institution in Bavaria. (NewsX/Bee)
Most Woodland Honeybee Colonies Die Within One Year, Study Finds
Picture shows slurping bees mating at the forest zebra, undated. The species in the picture does not represent the Eastern slurping bee with complete certainty. In any case, they are representatives of a native species of the slurping bee genus. (Julia Wittmann, NewsX/Bee)