World Bee Day

World Bee Day shines a light on the habitat of pollinators to improve the conditions for their survival so that bees and other pollinators may thrive.  The date was chosen as it was the day Anton Jansa, a pioneer of modern apiculture, was born.  Jansa came from a family of beekeepers in Slovenia, where beekeeping is an important agricultural activity with a long-standing tradition.  The public can help support this annual event by planting bee friendly plants in their garden and encouraging their councils to plant wildflower meadows and leave grass verges alone to allow wildflowers to bloom.