World Bee Day May 20, 2026

A soft buzz and a dusting of pollen can shape the future of our food. World Bee Day, observed each year on May 20, celebrates pollinators like the bumble bee pictured here during its quiet yet essential work. Unlike many insects, bumble bees use "buzz pollination," vibrating their flight muscles to shake pollen from flowers—a method vital for crops such as tomatoes, peppers and blueberries.

© SimonEastwood87/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

A bevy of buzzers
Something to ‘bee’ thankful for
May 20, 2024Victoria Day
May 20, 2025World Bee Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct. 2, 2023World Architecture Day
May 13, 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
Sep. 25, 2024Sequoia National Park, California, USA
Aug. 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Central Pacific Ocean
Sep. 27, 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
Tomb of the Golden Pharaoh
May 4, 2025Star Wars Day
Dec. 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, United States
Dec. 9, 2024Guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Jul. 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Oct. 12, 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
Nov. 6, 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Oct. 19, 2024International Archaeology Day
Oct. 21, 2024Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
Feb. 5, 2025Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Nov. 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Spring is coming
Sep. 18, 2023Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
Aug. 3, 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China
Feb. 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
Time to make an impression
Jan. 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
Jun. 1, 2025World Reef Awareness Day
Home of the ‘world’s worst smelling food?’
There’s more to Pisa than leaning towers
Dec. 29, 2024Borobudur temple, Java, Indonesia
May 22, 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
Jun. 1, 2024Pride Month
Jan. 17, 2025World Pizza Day
One of the oldest parks in Quebec