![Styria Praised As ‘Exciting’ Wild Bee Research Area](https://beenews.newsx.agency/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Buzz-NewBeeSpecies-02-300x250.jpg)
Picture shows Andrena pellucens, undated. Environmentalists in Austria have revealed the "sensational" discovery of a rare solitary pollinator. (Karim Strohriegl, NewsX/Bee)
Styria Praised As ‘Exciting’ Wild Bee Research Area
![Varroa-Intense Winter Could Lie Ahead, Biologist Warns](https://beenews.newsx.agency/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Buzz-VarroaWarningScientist-01-300x250.jpg)
Varroa mite in an open breeding cell, undated. Honeybee colonies could be at exceptionally great risk of being struck down by Varroa mite attacks this winter, according to a renowned biologist. (Universität Hohenheim, Lina Sprau/NewsX/Bee)
Varroa-Intense Winter Could Lie Ahead, Biologist Warns
![DNA Check Identifies Presumed Different Bee Species As Males And Females Of One Type](https://beenews.newsx.agency/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Buzz-BeesBecomeOne-01-300x250.jpg)
Picture shows Male Xanthesma (Xenohesma) brachycera, undated. Two different Australian bee species are actually males and females of one type, DNA tests have revealed. (CURTIN UNIVERSITY, NewsX/Bee)
DNA Check Identifies Presumed Different Bee Species As Males And Females Of One Type
![Bee Expert Says Higher Diversity Protects Woods From Pests](https://beenews.newsx.agency/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Buzz-BeeFriendlyForest-01-300x250.jpg)
A honey bee (Apis mellifera) collects honeydew on a pine tree. The study shows that the Steigerwald, which is dominated by beech trees, offers honey bees inadequate food resources. (Ingo Arndt, NewsX/Bee)