World Bee Day: A Global Tribute to Pollinators and Their Vital Role

World Bee Day, celebrated on May 20 is an event that educates people about the importance of bees. This special day was made by the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association, which afterwards spread all around the world. Since, many people are unaware of the vital role of bees in our ecosystem as pollinators, this day reminds us their importance and teaches us to protect them from their extinction.

World Bee Day History

Bee day is a creation of the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association with the support of Slovenian Government, which launched a campaign in 2014 to protect all the pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Afterwards, this day was declared to be celebrated on every 20^th of May. Moreover, this initiative was then adopted by the largest international beekeepers’ organization, Apimondia in 2015.

With the passage of time, the Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations adopted this resolution in 2017, which was supported by the General Assembly of the U.N. Not only this, 115 countries agreed with this resolution, being major sponsors including the U. S., Canada, China, Argentina, India, Brazil, Russia, and Australia.

Facts about Bees

Importance

The delightful occasion of world bee day is very special for us, especially those who love nature! On this special occasion, different beekeeping events are organized to aware public how vital bees are as pollinators and how they help to revive forest cover. Not only this, bee day reminds us that the population of bees is under threat, so we must take action to protect them. Learn more about bees and their importance to our ecosystem at Xerces Society. Besides, The Bee Conservancy spotlights the importance of bees and how you can help protect them.

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How to Celebrate World Bee Day?

Below are some ways to appreciate and celebrate this special occasion:

Supporting the Buzz

Give donations to some charity that works for the conservation and welfare of bees. This will be definitely helpful for the needy ones.

Nourishing Garden Friends

Provide them with some of their favorite foods by placing a full arrangement of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

Adding Suitable Flowers

You can buy some nectar-bearing flowers and put them on some suitable place for both decorative and bee-saving purposes.

Crafting Pollinator Paradise

You can create some suitable habitats for the pollinators such as bees, or butterflies. Or even you can make some pollination station for them.

Buying Hive Treasures

Buy some hive products including honey, or wax. You can also gift such products to your friends or family to appreciate these amazing pollinators.

Supporting Bees Locally

Find out some ways from a local beekeeper about keeping your garden a bee-friendly environment. Or support a local beekeeper and get some tips to protect the bees.

Protecting Bees

You can protect them from the harmful pesticides by spraying your garden. However, you need to be careful about timings so that it doesn’t affect the bees.

Domestication and Care

While domesticating bees, it is necessary to maintain a proper environment for them to ensure their well-being. You should make a proper setup of hives, and most importantly choice of location is very important. To keep them protected from diseases or pests, you should also monitor the cleaning situation around their habitat.

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