Picture shows Prof Robert Paxton from Martin Luther University, undated. The zoologist explained that the bees were consuming comparably few energy sources by moving their muscles as they avoid getting cold. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows what appear to be Spanish bees (Apis mellifera iberiensis), undated. The Ministry for Agriculture and Nutrition announced it would inject EUR 250,000 (GBP 219,000) into a new queen-breeding initiative on the Balearic Islands in support of the Spanish bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis). (NewsX/Bee)
Massive Queen-Breeding Plan For Balearics Unveiled
Image shows an Andrena genus bee, undated. The number of beekeepers in Germany has raised at around 170,000 with a total of more than 1.1 million bee colonies by September, 2022. (Hans-Jurgen Sessner/Newsflash)