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World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of
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World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping
Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus '' Apis'' are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as ''Melipona'' stingless bees are also kept. ...
, was born in 1734.
The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...
s and other pollinators for the ecosystem.
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
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