Illustrative image of a beekeeper, undated. The number of beekeepers in the most populous region of Germany has almost doubled within the past 10 years, it has emerged. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a northern giant hornet, undated. Officials in the north-western United States are cautiously optimistic after one year with no sightings of the world's largest hornet. (Washington State Department of Agriculture, NewsX/Bee)