Picture shows the Jabeprode trapping device, undated. Beekeepers in southwestern France have opted to set up specially designed traps targeting an invasive species in a bid to prevent the loss of further colonies. (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)
Hedges Of France To Be Studied As Experts Focus On Wild Bees
Elodie Duca, 31, extracts summer flower honey, undated. She handed in her letter of resignation at the renowned lawyer's office she had been working for in Paris in 2020 to set up Jardin d'Elo, her own organic apiary in the small town of Beaupuy in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, southern France. (@le_jardin_d_elo, NewsX/Bee)
Paris Lawyer Resigns To Focus On Beekeeping In The Countryside
Illustrative image of Asian Hornet Vespa velutina. (NewsX/BF)
Asian Hornet Continues To Expand Habitat In France
Picture shows the spokesman for the Federal Association of French Apiculture (UNAF), Henri Clement, undated. He manages 200 hives in the department of Lozere, southern France. (NewsX/Bee)
Veteran Apiarist Worried By Varroa And Pesticides
Picture shows what is said to be an Asian giant hornet, undated. (NewsX/BF)