A honey bee (Apis mellifera) collects honeydew on a pine tree. The study shows that the Steigerwald, which is dominated by beech trees, offers honey bees inadequate food resources. (Ingo Arndt, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image shows a bark beetle, undated. A beekeeping expert has encouraged his peers to react flexibly if their colonies' forage is affected by the bark beetle. (NewsX/Bee)
Apiarists Affected By Bark Beetle Urged To Consider Hive Location Change
Picture shows a Bumble Bee in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming undated. A study aimed at determining the state of bee and butterfly populations over a period of 15 years in the southeastern United States, investigated the driving forces behind the decline of insect populations. (oleen Roberts-USDA Forest Service/NewsX/Bee)
Forest Study Shows Human Action Not The Only Cause Of Bee Population Loss
Illustrative image shows the Lower Austrian town of Hollabrunn, undated. A young Austrian beekeeper has criticised the food industry for mixing different types of honey. (NewsX/Bee)
Young Beekeeper Condemns Big Brands’ Sugar Syrup Policy
Illustrative image of fire department vehicles, undated. Thousands of bees have died as a fire destroyed their hives at the edge of a forest in western Austria. (NewsX/Bee)
Blaze Kills Four Honeybee Colonies
Picture shows a Twitter post from The Caisse d'Epargne et de Prevoyance de Midi-Pyrenees bank about the association Un Pais, Une Abeille (One Country, One Bee), undated. The bank backed the project with EUR 2,000 (GBP 1,769), according to the La Depeche newspaper. (@CaissEpargneMP, NewsX/Bee)