Picture shows Amelie Bernier-Girardon and Olivier Lessard, undated. They are studying agricultural sciences at Cegep de Sherbrooke, a college located in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. (@lesjardinspollinies, NewsX/Bee)
Claire Liauzun poses in an undated photo. Today, Claire and her husband Mario Pauwels, a former roofer, manage around 180 hives. (Claire Liauzun, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of a construction site, undated. An ecologist has criticised the ongoing sealing of soils in Austria and called for a "general planning concept" to protect local ecosystems. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows honeybee with pollen on sunflower, undated. Solitary bees are more affected by human-induced habitat loss than their social insect species, a new study suggests. (Francisca Segers, 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)
Picture shows Lars Chittka - author of "The Mind of a Bee", undated. In "The Mind of a Bee", Prof Lars Chittka draws from decades of research to determine that the insects have astonishing cognitive capabilities. (NewsX/Bee)