World Bee Day 20 May 2024

World Bee Day

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.

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1 Jul 2026Kaysersberg, Alsace, France
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14 Dec 2025Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England
18 Oct 2023Canary Wharf tube station, London
13 Jun 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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23 Oct 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Just a couple of know-it-owls
19 Feb 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
6 Nov 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
18 Sep 2024Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
9 May 2026Skradinski Buk Waterfall, Krka National Park, Croatia
The Old Bridge, reborn
27 Dec 2025Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
4 Jul 2024Italica, an old Roman city in Santiponce, Andalusia, Spain
12 Nov 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Hovering over harmonious horticulture
6 Nov 2024Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, United States
The road less taken?
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7 May 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
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