The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund note attached among flowers, undated. An American NGO which focuses on pollinator habitat conservation has launched a project aiming at getting solar energy players on board. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a harmonic radar transponder attached to the thorax of a forager honeybee, undated. Bees retain a memory of their home area's most significant landscape elements to navigate in uncharted territory, according to new research. (E Bullinger, U Greggers, R Menzel, 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)
Lower Saxon Environment Minister Christian Meyer poses in an undated photo. Meyer - who took office last November - said biodiversity but also food supply and the economic stability of Lower Saxony's agricultural firms were at risk if the number of insect species kept declining. (Sven Brauers, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a Brown-banded Carder Bee (Bombus Humilis) Queen, undated. The habitat of the brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) has declined immensely over the years. (Steven Falk, NewsX/Bee)