For centuries bees, among the hardest working creatures on the planet, have benefited people, plants and the environment. By carrying pollen from one flower to another, bees and other pollinators enable not only the production of an abundance of fruits, nuts and seeds, but also more variety and better quality, contributing to food security and nutrition.
Pollinators such as bees, birds and bats, affect 35 percent of the world's crop production, increasing outputs of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide, plus many plant-derived medicines. Three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits or seeds for human use as food depend, at least in part, on pollinators.
多少世纪以来，蜜蜂是地球上最勤劳的生物之一，为人类、植物和环境造福。通过将花粉从一朵花传到另一朵花，蜜蜂和其它传粉者不仅能生产出丰富的水果、坚果和种子，而且还能生产出更多品种和更好的质量产品，有助于粮食安全和营养。
蜜蜂、鸟类和蝙蝠等传粉者影响了世界上35%的农作物产量，增加了全球87种主要粮食作物的产量，还增加了许多植物衍生药物的产量。全球四分之三的作物生产供人类食用的水果或种子，依赖于传粉者。
Imagine a world without bees... 想象一个没有蜜蜂的世界……
International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 国际果蔬年
Did you know that many fruits and vegetables rely on pollination either directly or indirectly? Watermelon, pumpkin, tomato, aubergine, papaya, orange, lime, strawberry, apple, mango and many many more… 2021 marks the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). On World Bee Day 2021, let’s remember how our pollinator heroes help produce nutritious and diverse fruits and vegetables.
你知道很多水果和蔬菜直接或间接依赖授粉吗? 西瓜、南瓜、番茄、茄子、木瓜、橘子、酸橙、草莓、苹果、芒果等等……2021年是国际果蔬年。在2021年世界蜜蜂日，让我们记住我们的传粉英雄是如何帮助生产营养丰富和多样化的水果和蔬菜的。
Why a World Bee Day? 为什么要设立世界蜜蜂日?
By observing World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy, and on the many challenges they face today. We have been celebrating this day since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Slovenia with the support of Apimondia, that led the UN General Assembly to declare 20 May as World Bee Day.
The date for this observance was chosen as it was the day Anton Janša, a pioneer of modern apiculture, was born. Janša came from a family of beekeepers in Slovenia, where beekeeping is an important agricultural activity with a long-standing tradition.
Today bees, pollinators, and many other insects are declining in abundance. This day provides an opportunity for all of us – whether we work for governments, organizations or civil society or are concerned citizens – to promote actions that will protect and enhance pollinators and their habitats, improve their abundance and diversity, and support the sustainable development of beekeeping.
通过每年纪念世界蜜蜂日，我们可以提高人们对蜜蜂和其它传粉者在保持人类和地球健康方面发挥的重要作用以及对它们今天面临的许多挑战的认识。在斯洛文尼亚政府的努力和Apimondia的支持下，联合国大会宣布5月20日为世界蜜蜂日。自2018年以来，我们一直在庆祝这一天。
之所以选择这个日子，是因为这一天是现代养蜂业的先驱Anton Janša诞生的日子。Janša来自斯洛文尼亚的一个养蜂人家庭，在那里养蜂是一项具有悠久传统的重要农业活动。
今天，蜜蜂、传粉者和许多其他昆虫的数量正在减少。这一天为我们所有人提供了一个机会——无论我们是为政府、组织、公民社会还是相关公民工作——促进采取行动，保护和加强传粉者及其栖息地，改善其数量和多样性，支持养蜂业的可持续发展。
Timeline leading to World Bee Day 世界蜜蜂日的时间线
20.5.1734
Breznica, Slovenia Birth of Anton Janša, who came from a long line of beekeepers, became a pioneer of modern apiculture. Bees were a frequent topic of conversation with neighbouring farmers, who would gather at the village and discuss farming and bee-keeping practices.
斯洛文尼亚布Anton Janša出生于一个养蜂人世家，成为现代养蜂业的先驱。蜜蜂是邻居们经常谈论的话题，他们会聚集在村里讨论农业和养蜂的做法。
1766
Anton enrolled in the first bee-keeping school in Europe.
Anton进入了欧洲第一所养蜂学校。
1769
Janša worked fulltime as a beekeeper.
Janša做了一名全职养蜂人。
1771
Published the book Discussion on Bee-keeping in German.
在德国出版《养蜂讨论》一书。
1773
Death of Jansa by typhus.
Jansa死于斑疹伤寒。
2016
At the FAO Regional Conference for Europe, the Republic of Slovenia proposed World Bee Day to be celebrated on 20 May each year, with the support of Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Association.
在粮农组织欧洲区域会议上，斯洛文尼亚共和国提议，在国际养蜂人协会联合会Apimondia的支持下，每年5月20日庆祝世界蜜蜂日。
2017
Proposal for World Bee Day was submitted for consideration at the 40th Session of FAO Conference.
关于世界蜜蜂日的提案提交粮农组织大会第四十届会议审议。
2017
UN General Assembly unanimously proclaimed 20 May as World Bee Day.
联合国大会宣布5月20日为世界蜜蜂日。
20.5.2018
First Observance of World Bee Day.
首次纪念世界蜜蜂日。
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