Picture shows Mickey Mouse shaped solar farm, undated. A young scientist has revealed how she helped Disney in supporting pollinators by ensuring herbal biodiversity at its five-megawatt solar facility in Florida. (NewsX/Bee)
Honey bees survive winters in cold climates by forming a thermoregulating cluster around the honey stored in the colony. Recent research showed overwintering colony losses are linked to a specific metabolic pathway connected to how bees apportion their energy resources. (Jay Evans and Judy Chen, ARS, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of a bee brick, undated. City councillors in Brighton and Hove have agreed on making so-called bee bricks mandatory for every new construction project in a bid to protect pollinators. (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)
Illustrative image of Bugrino in Kolguyev Island in Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Russia, undated. The island is located in the south-eastern Barents Sea. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Hamburg airport beekeeper Ingo Fehr in undated footage. He shared some advice on how everyone can do their bit in protecting pollinators. (Hamburg Airport, NewsX/Bee)