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Shine light on the vital roles of bees and other pollinators in ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation and food security and nutrition.

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This year’s World Bee Day celebration on May 20th will focus on the vital roles of bees and other pollinators in ensuring global food security and nutrition Our world would be a very different place without bees and other pollinators! These amazing creatures are vital to our existence, and we owe them so much. Without pollinators, our diets would be very different, and so would our agriculture and biodiversity. Since 2018, World Bee Day has been an occasion to celebrate these tiny miracle workers globally. In 2025, under the theme " Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all ", the World Bee Day celebration will shine light on the vital roles of bees and other pollinators in ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation and food security and nutrition. Why pollinators matter? It is thanks to the over 20 000 bee species and various other wild pollinators that we can produce most of the crops we eat. These range from butterflies through birds and bats to other unsung heroes...