World Honey Bee Day (WHBD)
World Bee Day will be celebrated on 20th May, 2020  | |
| # Letters issued to the concerned Ministries/Departments. | |
| # Letters issued to the concerned Departments of State Govts/Organizations/ Agencies/Members of NBB. | |
| # Slogans/Clippings on Beekeeping, Honey & other bee hive products and World Bee Day (WBD). | |
| # Speech of Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. | |
| # Speech of Secretary, (AC & FW), DAC & FW. | |
| # Message from ED, NBB | |
| World Honey Bee Day will be celebrated on 20th May, 2019 | |
| Idea of celebrating World Honey Bee Day was originated in USA by beekeepers to put together. | |
| Previously, it was known as Honey Bees Awareness Day. | |
| Officially announced by USDA in 2009, as an official day to honour honey bees and beekeeping. | |
| People across the Globe are celebrating this event every year. | |
| Upto 2017, the World Honey Bee Day was being celebrated every year on 3rd Saturday of August. | |
| Therefore, this year the World Honey Bee Day was celebrated on 20th May in all parts of the country by all the stakeholders. | |
| Main theme of celebrating World Honey Bee Day is to SAVE HONEYBEES. | |
| Honey Bee lovers want to give message about importance of honey bees for : | |
| # sustainable development of agriculture through pollination support, | |
| # importance in human life, | |
| # environmental sustainability, | |
| # maintaining bio-diversity, | |
| # generating income and employment | |
| # adoption for livelihood. | |
| Honeybees converts nectar and pollen into very valuable food, otherwise it goes waste, if honey bees/beekeeping is not adopted. | |
| Hence, honey bees are very much important in overall sustainability of life on earth. |