Picture shows Tobin Hammer, undated. He has made headlines numerous times for his remarkable research efforts but also due to his straightforwardness regarding today's most urgent environmental issues. (Steve Zylius/UC Irvine, NewsX/Bee)
A solar-pollinator habitat, dominated by purple prairie clover and black-eyed susan flowering plants, undated photo. (Argonne National Laboratory, Lee Walston, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Lars Chittka - author of "The Mind of a Bee", undated. In "The Mind of a Bee", Prof Lars Chittka draws from decades of research to determine that the insects have astonishing cognitive capabilities. (NewsX/Bee)
Foragers in late summer: From now on, a good pollen input is important so that the winter bees are well fed and live until spring, undated photo. (Janine Fritsch, NewsX/Bee)