Picture shows Torsten Ellmann - who heads the German Association of Beekeepers, in undated footage. He recently claimed that more and more lawmakers were realising the importance of healthy ecosystems. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows CEO Daniel Pfeifenberger, undated. Bienenlieb, a Salzburg-based honey farm and beekeeping network, recently sent shockwaves by revealing its bankruptcy. (bienenlieb.at, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Bee-Rent logo, undated. Andreas Merk from Wolfegg, a small town in the southwestern state of Baden-Wrttemberg, got into beekeeping more than 10 years ago. (Bee-Rent, NewsX/Bee)
Alesh Jenko and Teja Milharcic pose in undated photo. They run BEe in foREST, an apiary and centre for bee-related alternative treatment methods located in the southeastern village of Klenik, Slovenia. (BEe in foREST, NewsX/Bee)