Cover description: Wild populations of the western honeybee Apis mellifera were widely assumed as extinct in Europe. However, recent fieldwork studies revealed the use of tree cavities by wild honeybee colonies in European forests. Here is presented a honeybee colony in an old black woodpecker cavity in the beech forests of the Biosphere Reserve Swabian Alb (Germany). This highlights the conservation potential for this highly threatened component of the native bee fauna in Europe. Photo Credit: Dimi Dumortier.

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封面说明：在欧洲，西方蜜蜂Apis mellifera的野生种群被广泛认为已灭绝。但是，最近的实地研究表明，欧洲森林中的野生蜜蜂殖民地使用了树洞。在这里是在生物圈保护区Swabian Alb（德国）的山毛榉森林中的一个古老的黑啄木鸟腔中的一个蜜蜂殖民地。这突显了欧洲本土蜂动植物这一高度威胁物种的保护潜力。图片来源：Dimi Dumortier。