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)
Patrick Kohl speaks in undated footage. Only a small fraction of honeybee colonies living in the forests of Germany persists for more than one year, according to investigations by scientists from a higher education institution in Bavaria. (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)
Picture shows a sample site high in the woodland canopy, undated. The treetops of forests in eastern England might be more popular among bees than previously assumed, a new study suggests. (University of East Anglia, NewsX/Bee)