We"re really buzzing: today is World Bee Day! This event is a chance to celebrate these winged insects and the vital role they play in biodiversity and agriculture. Bees come in a range of sizes, from just 0.20 centimetres all the way up to 3.9 centimetres, and there are over 20,000 known species. They are one of the most important pollinators in the world. They help keep trees, flowers and crops alive, which helps secure food chains as well as boosting biodiversity by keeping a wide range of plants alive. It"s no overstatement to say that bees are vital for humans" survival.
World Bee Day
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The Royal touch
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Plum blossoms, China
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Celebrating the tropics
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
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Garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
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Male white rhinoceroses, Lake Nakuru, Kenya
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Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
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Great horned owl
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Lion, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
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Go fly a kite!
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Turtle-y nice day for a swim
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‘Spotting’ deer in the wild
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Burrowing owl chicks
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Maha Shivaratri
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska, United States
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Sperm whale pod surfacing
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Munnar, Kerala
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A puzzle for giants
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Pastel perfection
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Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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Reflecting on Christmas
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Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
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Beauty all around
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Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
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The buffet is open
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Perfect, pastoral Palouse
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Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!