Picture shows UNCTAD logo, undated. A project aimed at helping female beekeepers in one of the poorest regions of Angola to improve their earnings could also pave the way for better diversification of the country's oil-driven economy. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a male specimen of an early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) landing on an Echinacea purpurea flower, undated. It can be found throughout Europe, except for the Iberian peninsula. (Bernie Kohl, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows female Megachile sculpturalis, undated. BeeRadar is the latest project masterminded by Citizen Science Network Austria, an association consisting of scientific and educational institutions whose objective is to find out more about the giant resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis), a species originating from the Far East. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of Carniolan honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica), undated. The Carniolan honeybee - which is a subspecies of the domesticated western honeybee (Apis mellifera) - is the prevalent honeybee species in Slovenia. (NewsX/Bee)