#world bee day

[todayontumblr]

Saturday May 20.

This is no ordinary Saturday. This is the weekend of World Bee Day, our beloveds. So let us give thanks.

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Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities.

Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity.

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.

The goal is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries.

We all depend on pollinators and it is, therefore, crucial to monitor their decline and halt the loss of biodiversity.

[birdiebees]

It’s their day! Happy World Bee Day 🐝 buzz buzz

[beeguillotine]

It was World Bee Day !! (20th May)

Here’s some of my fave video game bees to celebrate! Remember to love and appreciate our bee friends!!!!

[arthistoryanimalia]

A bee-utiful dress for #WorldBeeDay! 🐝

Transformation dress with bee motif by Jacques Doucet (French, 1853–1929), Paris, c. 1900-1905.

Chiffon, chain stitch appliqué work with gold thread and motifs embroidered with drop stitches in chenille and silk thread, embellished with rhinestones, Brussels-style needlepoint lace frills, taffeta lining.

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[20may]

Be engaged in pollinator-Friendly agricultural production.

Now is the time to re-think how we relate to nature and pollinators and take action to support them and the livelihoods they support.

We depend on bees and other pollinators for our existence. They play a vital role in agriculture and global ecosystems by maintaining our food supply and contributing to biodiversity and other ecosystem services. The vast majority of pollinators are wild, including over 20 000 species of bees and many types of butterflies, birds, bats and other insects. However, in many areas, bees, pollinators, and many other insects are declining in abundance and diversity. Most of these drivers are human-induced.

[fyeahtimwalker]

Honey-do by Tim Walker for Vogue US, March 2013

Wearing an Alexander McQueen SS13 honeycomb dress with Plexiglas harness and necklace.

Styled by Phyllis Posnick.

[thewales]

We are buzzing about #WorldBeeDay 🐝

Bees are a vital part of our ecosystem and today is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy.

📸 @mattporteous

[sweetcandyholic]

mermay: [ bumblebee goby ] [ happy world bee day! ]

she raids shipwrecks for jewelry

[samirafee]

#HAPPY💙WORLD🌍BEE DAY

🐝🤎🐝

@samirafee

[devilgrey]

inspired by world bee day on may 20th 2023. I love bees and i own a beeoui, why not pair the 2 up?

another vector image again, i used the freehand vector tool this time too. i didn't realize it was a option last time. made making the bees easier.

some bee day articles:

[junryou]

Happy World Bee Day!

not for use

[aworldofpattern]

Bee-inspired collection by Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton, SS13 RTW

There are some beautiful close-up photos of the embroidery and fabrication for this collection in progress HERE.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldBeeDay:

Bees, Plate 70 lithograph from an 1820 edition of A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1728/30-1774). ID key printed on bottom: Honey Bee 1 Worker 2 Male 3 Queen / 4,5 Common Humble Bee / Lapidary Bee 6 Male 7 Female / 8 Moss or Carder Bee / 9 Donovan's Humble Bee / 10 Harris Humble Bee / False Humble Bees 11 Apathus Vestalis 12 Apathus Repestris

[rodspurethoughts]

"Protecting Our Food Supply: The Importance of World Bee Day"

"Happy World Bee Day! Let's protect these vital pollinators and ensure a healthy and sustainable future for our food supply and environment. #WorldBeeDay #Pollinators #Biodiversity"

This past Saturday, May 20, 2023, was the observance of World Bee Day. We should take the time to acknowledge the benefits and the importance of these tiny workers and recognize their vital role to the survival all life on this planet! Everyday is World Bee Day! Rod W World Bee Day is celebrated annually on May 20th to raise awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators for our…

[joliepasproductions]

In honor of #WorldBeeDay 2023, Guerlain Bee Ambassador Angelina Jolie co-hosted a special #BeeSchool workshop at the local community school in Santa Clara located in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico home to the endangered Melipona beechei bee.

A central part of the #GuerlainForBees Conservation Programme, the Bee School network invites primary school children around the world to attend an in-depth workshop about the importance of bees, while raising awareness on how we can act to protect their future.

As one of the main pollinators of the Mayan Forest ecosystem, this tiny, stingless bee is sacred to Mayan communities, who have used its honey and wax for food, ceremonial and medicinal purposes for centuries. Guerlain is proud to help Mexican nonprofit La Fundacion Selva Maya with support from Maroma & Belmond in their efforts to repopulate this critically endangered species, whose numbers have fallen by 90% in recent years.

Find out more about the Programme's partnerships and initiatives at guerlain.com.

#Guerlain #GuerlainForBees #BeeSchool #WorldBeeDay