We’re celebrating the amazingness of bees with this beautiful golden bee thought to date to the Hellenistic period of Greece. At only 1.5 cm in length, it’s about the size of a bee as well!
🏛 Yale University Art Gallery
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It's #WorldBeeDay! 🐝
We have over 270 species of bee in the UK and from pollinating plants to shaping habitats, our stripy friends do some irreplaceable jobs.
Want to give bees a boost?
Let your lawn go a little wild, and choose wildlife-friendly flowers & climbers. 🌼
Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay🐝
Bees and other pollinators keep 80% of crops & wild plants alive.
Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.
The New Deal for Pollinators aims to reverse this before 2030, by:
🌿Mitigating the impacts of pollution, including pesticides
🌼Restoring degraded ecosystems
🛡️Protecting habitats
🌾Taking action to protect the most threatened species
