Celebrating the first official World Bee Day!

The first celebration of World Bee Day took place on 20 May 2018. Various events took place in many countries, and the main event took place in Žirovnica, Slovenia, in the birthplace of Anton Janša, born on 20 May 1734.

The main three-day celebration in Slovenia was attended by Apimondia, the Director General of FAO, José Graziano da Silva, and the honorary patron of the event was the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor.

More than 6,000 people, mostly beekeepers and officials, were present at the event.  On Friday, 18 May, a global bee conference Global Challenges and Beekeeping was held in Slovenia, where experts presented the main challenges in beekeeping and proposed measures for the future. The following day, they were presented to agricultural ministers at a ministerial conference organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Slovenia, at Brdo pri Kranju.

Several events were held throughout the month of May, in Slovenia and elsewhere during the celebration of the WBD. 

• Bees and other pollinators are very important for the agricultural production, the environment and the survival of people.
• Bees are threatened in many parts of the world and they need our help.
• What people must do in the future in order to better survive bees and other pollinators.

Check out www.worldbeeday.org for updates.