Bumble bee pollinating, Worcester, England May 20, 2026

A soft buzz and a dusting of pollen can shape the future of our food. Today"s image features the bumble bee during its quiet yet essential work. Unlike many insects, bumble bees use "buzz pollination," vibrating their flight muscles to shake pollen from flowers—a method vital for crops such as tomatoes, peppers and blueberries. Bees and other pollinators contribute to more than 75% of the world"s major food crops, improving both yield and quality.

© SimonEastwood87/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

May 20, 2024Bee tending a honeycomb
May 20, 2025Honey bee on lavender flowers

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 12, 2024Guanaco mother and baby
Sep 3, 2023Skyscrapers in Manhattan
Apr 10, 2024Burrowing owl chicks, Wyoming, USA
Nov 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Aug 28, 2023Dubrovnik, Croatia
May 30, 2026Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
Jul 27, 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Sep 27, 2023French River, Ontario, Canada
Apr 13, 2026Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, United States
Apr 22, 2025Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Aug 21, 2023Emerald Lake, Yukon, Canada
Jul 31, 2025Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Apr 24, 2024White trilliums in Ontario, Canada
Nov 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Nov 23, 2023Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Jun 28, 2024Chausey Islands
Jan 5, 2026A herd of impalas
July 17, 2026Vai, Crete, Greece
Dec 5, 2025Maya site of Copán, Honduras
May 9, 2026Skradinski Buk Waterfall, Krka National Park, Croatia
Nov 25, 2023Toledo, Spain
May 23, 2025Yellow-spotted river turtle, Amazon Region, Ecuador
Jan 3, 2025Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College, University of Oxford, England
Nov 3, 2024Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán, Mexico
June 11, 2026Limpets at low tide on the coast of Praia da Ursa, Portugal
Feb 10, 2026Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
Aug 19, 2025Flysch in Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain
Jun 19, 2025Beach in Santa Catarina, Brazil
Dec 12, 2025Spotted poinsettia
Jul 1, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada