Picture shows the colourfully illustrated Wiener Honig Advent calendar, undated. Young people with learning difficulties have played an essential part in the creation of an extraordinary Advent calendar. (@wienerbezirksimkerei, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a bee on a flower, undated. The combination of honey bees and mason bees as pollinators yields a much bigger harvest than with only one species. (Julia Osterman, NewsX/Bee)
Quarinthia members sing in undated footage. Austrian apiarists have made a honey blend especially for singers inspired by the recommendations of a local band. (@quarinthia, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Zohra, 13, (left) and Louisa Boucheloukh, 9, (right) in undated footage. The two sisters have raised hundreds of Euros to create a flower seed vending machine in a bid to ensure the existence of wild bee species. (NewsX/Bee)