The worst stories are coming from the apple and pear orchards of southwest China, where bees have been destroyed by pesticides and their natural habitat have been eradicated.

The funds from selling extracted bee venom will be used to fund education for local children, more precisely to fund scholarships for children who need financial assistance in order to attend school.

This photo was scored in 92 positions in the 2017 Nationalgeographic Best Photographer of the Year competition. The photo was taken by Wanling Tang.