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)
Illustrative image shows Manuka honey, undated. Manuka honey available in supermarkets should not be applied on wounds, food experts have warned. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Dominik Linhard - who works for Vienna-based organisation Global 2000, undated. Speaking to NewsX, Dominik criticised the ongoing sealing of soils in Austria as construction projects often diminish the habitat of various animals including pollinators like bees. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Dr. Christoph Otten who heads the Centre for Bees and Beekeeping in Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, undated. An invasive insect species which spreads across Europe to eat and kill bees benefits from this winter's remarkably high temperatures, an expert has warned. (NewsX/Bee)