World Honey Bee Day Aug 16, 2025

If you think bees are just out for a sting, think again. These tiny winged workers are running the world"s sweetest gig—and they"ve got a whole day dedicated to their buzz-ness. Welcome to World Honey Bee Day, celebrated every third Saturday in August. About 35% of global food crop production relies on animal pollination, including honey bees. The value of crops pollinated by bees is estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars. Despite their superpowers, bees are in a sticky situation. Habitat loss, pesticides, disease, and climate change are making life in the hive less than ideal.

© Roberto Caucino/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Aug 16, 2018Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
Aug 16, 2019Shining like Klondike gold
Aug 16, 2020Here s looking at you
Aug 16, 2021Let s ride! It s Roller Coaster Day
Aug 16, 2022National Roller Coaster Day
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
Aug 16, 2024International Roller Coaster Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 8, 2018It’s oh so quiet
Dec 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Jul 16, 2020Summertime in Alaska
Mar 16, 2022Panda Day
Jul 9, 2019Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
Jul 24, 2023Cousins Day
Apr 1, 2022April Fools Day
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
May 26, 2021Behold the blood moon
Jun 7, 2024World Oceans Day
Feb 5, 2024Western Monarch Day
Mar 30, 2019Here’s why landmarks are going dark
Nov 22, 2020Birds of the Drömling
Dec 30, 2022White Desert National Park, Egypt
Apr 22, 2021Gazing down on planet Earth
Sep 20, 2022Sea Otter Awareness Week
Feb 14, 2021An oceanic valentine
Feb 20, 2022World Whale Day
Jun 1, 2025World Reef Awareness Day
Jan 12, 2018Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
Jan 20, 2022Penguin Awareness Day
May 12, 2025An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
Dec 6, 2020A hidden jewel in Croatia
Apr 13, 2018Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
Mar 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Oct 23, 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Jun 30, 2023Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Mar 11, 2018Daylight saving time begins
Jul 19, 2019A place fit for the gods
May 29, 2022Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana