World Bee Day

{{Short description|International observance (May 20)}}

File:World Bee Day Celebration in Breznica, Slovenia.jpg

World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was baptized in 1734.{{cite book |title=Taufbuch - Radovljica |date=1732–1740 |publisher=Radovljica |pages=36 |url=https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/slovenia/ljubljana/radovljica/01952/?pg=37}}

The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/events/beeday/index.shtml|title=World Bee Day|website=www.un.org}}

The UN Member States approved Slovenia’s proposal to proclaim 20 May as World Bee Day in December 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/on-slovenia-s-initiative-the-un-proclaims-may-20-as-world-bee-day/441057|title=On Slovenia's initiative, the UN proclaims May 20 as World Bee Day|website=RTVSLO.si}}{{cite news |title=Today Is: World Bee Day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-herald-world-bee-day/167399182/ |work=News Herald |date=May 20, 2021 |location=Port Clinton, OH |page=A2 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}