08/15/2026
It's National Honey Bee Day today! Let’s celebrate and show our appreciation for the hardworking honeybees, that work so hard to produce honey after pollinating so many fruits and vegetables. This day was first established in 2009 for beekeepers, as a way to promote honey and to encourage educational programs, but this is too special a day to limit to the beekeepers.
Here's a little tidbit that you probably didn't know; to get a pound of honey, honey bees need to gather nectar from two million flowers. A single bee will gather just a 1/2 teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. After all of this hard work, honeybees deserve this special day of recognition!
Here are some ways to enjoy National Honey Bee Day:
Have some honey today, while learning more about bees as pollinators.
Do your part to protect honey bee hives and populations.
If you are in a rural area, consider maintaining hives of your own.
