One of Many

Everyone knows we need to save the honey bees, but what do you know about native bee species?

World Bee Day is May 21st, and each year we take this opportunity to celebrate some of nature's most productive and important insects.

There are over 20,000 species of bees around the world. Some are bumble bees, some produce honey, some have stingers, others don’t, and while some bee species build their hives up in the trees, others nest in the ground. The world of the bees is varied and complex, but every species is important, doing significant work for their local ecosystems. However, while honey bees are crucial, many native bees are disappearing, taking with them native plant life due to declining pollination.

This World Bee Day, remember, we’ve got to save all the bees.

This award-winning photograph was shortlisted in the Solutions Category of the COP28 Photography Competition, a collaboration between The Climate Tribe and the Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Rashid al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA). The Climate Tribe has partnered with HIPA to leverage the power of photography to inspire global awareness of sustainability and advance climate action.