Bees are sounding the alarm.🐝
Their health is tied to the way we grow our food and care for nature.
Their decline doesn’t just threaten nature: it undermines our agrifood systems, from farm productivity to food security and nutrition.
👉 https://t.co/3IOzv3rW9T
🐝 It’s #WorldBeeDay — and a day to honor every pollinator out there!
80% of global crop pollination is carried out by 2% of wild bee species (@ipbes ).
That's why today we're also celebrating communities who protect wild pollinators in #BiosphereReserves:
https://t.co/yVV1vvdjQe
#DYK | There are over 20 000 species of bees, and only 7 are honeybees! 🍯🐝
On #WorldBeeDay, here are some reasons to BEE grateful for our pollinators and tips on how you can show it 👉 https://t.co/B3eZlArLzP
Bees are sounding the alarm.🐝
Their health is tied to the way we grow our food and care for nature. @FAO's @yurdi_yasmi explains what the decline of bees reveals about biodiversity loss — and what we can do to change course.
👉 https://t.co/ficoyE4HLu
#WorldBeeDay
5⃣ reasons why we should protect these tiny miracle workers! 🐝🐝
#BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDa5⃣ reasons why we should protect these tiny miracle workers! 🐝🐝
#BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDa5⃣ reasons why we should protect these tiny miracle workers! 🐝🐝
#BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDa5⃣ reasons why we should protect these tiny miracle workers! 🐝🐝
#BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDa5⃣ reasons why we should protect these tiny miracle workers! 🐝🐝
#BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDa5⃣ reasons why we should protect these tiny miracle workers! 🐝🐝
#BeeEngaged#WorldBeeDay
What's the buzz about bees? 🐝🐝
We all know the bee basics. They are important, make honey, buzz...
But did you know that they also provide us with medicines and more?
Test your knowledge about them and earn Bee Medals in the process!
https://t.co/bQZbkxOItl
Via @FAO
Did you know honeybees can recognise and remember human faces for up to two days? 🐝
This remarkable ability allows them to identify individuals, showcasing their impressive cognitive skills.
Learn more about bees with the BBC Earth Fact Files 👉 https://t.co/QVAxXL0vgb
Is your camera roll buzzing with photos of bees, butterflies or other pollinators?
Share your best shots with us to help raise awareness about their vital role in agriculture!
Follow the instructions here: https://t.co/DShB2glZ7e
🐝🌿Beekeeping in Yemen dates back to the 10th century, producing many varieties of delicious honey.
But conflict in the country has affected beekeepers & beekeeping.
🎥Thanks to a @FAO-@WorldBank project, beekeepers like Salim are producing honey again.
#WorldBeeDay
On hot days, bees position themselves at the entrance of their hive and use their wings as fans drawing warm air out and allowing cooler air to move in
Via @gunsnrosesgirl3
Young bees need to watch.
New research in Science shows that the distinctive waggle dance honey bees use to send nestmates to the location of a food source is in part learned by young bees as they observe more experienced bees. https://t.co/dN2QftODCV
"Simple things like choosing renewable energy, eating healthy food, planting trees, saying no to waste… together, these could transform our future on Earth."
Sir David Attenborough’s new documentary Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet, is now streaming.