Happy Bee Day 2021

western honey bee on Rudbeckia

 

Today is World Bee Day ☀️🌸🐝 The importance of bees as pollinators for biodiversity and food security is fundamental to humanity. The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed May 20 as World Bee Day. In doing so, the global community is also highlighting the recognition of the decline in the world's bee population and the urgent need to protect bees.

 

The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

 

Olympus E-M1 Mark II + Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

 

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