Patrick Kohl speaks in undated footage. Only a small fraction of honeybee colonies living in the forests of Germany persists for more than one year, according to investigations by scientists from a higher education institution in Bavaria. (NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of Carniolan honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica), undated. The Carniolan honeybee - which is a subspecies of the domesticated western honeybee (Apis mellifera) - is the prevalent honeybee species in Slovenia. (NewsX/Bee)