There are three insects on the scabiose at the same time: the tiny narrow bee, a honey bee and a hoverfly are already approaching. (Janine Fritsch, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Mathias Gtti Limacher who heads Bienen Schweiz, the association of beekeepers in the parts of the Central European country where German and Raeto-Romanic are the dominating languages. Mathias said that especially solitary bees were at risk due to their status of depending on certain flowers. (bienen.ch, NewsX/Bee)
Sudden Temperature Hikes Put Bees At Risk, Swiss Expert Warns
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)
Sisters, Aged 9 And 13, Help To Save Bees With Flower Seed Vending Machine
Picture shows a Beewise beehive, undated. The head of a startup which created a solar-powered hive-monitoring system has said there is a sense of urgency" in ensuring the existence of bees. (NewsX/Bee)
High-Tech Hive Startup Boss On Why His Firm Is ‘In A Rush’
Picture shows a wild bee hotel to the side of the former main entrance to the district building on Nassauerallee in Kleve, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, undated. The district of Kleve is setting up a total of 13 insect hotels at different locations to promote biodiversity. (Kreis Kleve, NewsX/Bee)
New Nesting Sites For Solitary Bees
Illustrative image of Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle, undated. (NewsX/Bee)