Picture shows a bee on a flower, undated. More than 40,000 square metres of public property all over Berlin have been turned into wild bee habitats, officials in the German capital have revealed. (dr Christian Schmid-Egger, NewsX/Bee)
Leaf cutting bees (Megachile apicalis) and thistle (Cirsium sp.), undated. Rare plant species turn urban gardens into habitats that appeal to scarce kinds of bees and birds, researchers in the United States have found. (Photo by Malcolm Bowey, NewsX/Bee)
Rare Plants Attract Rare Bees, Dartmouth Research Shows
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)
Wild Bees Highly Active In Treetops, UK Study Shows
Picture shows the bee researchers Thomas Schmickl, Dalial Freitak (from left), Robert Brodschneider (right) and Rector Peter Riedler, undated. As part of the fundraising initiative, 'bee-fluencer' support agreements costing between 50 and 1,500 Euros (GBP 44 to 1,306) are on offer at www.bienenforschungspark.at. (Uni Graz, Eklaude, NewsX/BF)