Congratulations to all @IPBES #pollination experts on decision of @UN General Assembly to approve a World Bee Day goo.gl/NnppZ2

Dear @IPBES, Your pic features a honey bee. It is crucial that we learn to value NATIVE bees (and many other native pollinators that are not bees, f.e. flies). In most parts of the world, honey bees are exotic and invasive species that outcompete native pollinators.

Hi @clotildamaria - not easy to fit nuance into a pic or 280 characters! Gr8 World Bee Day proposed by Govnt of Slovenia (goo.gl/8uuZp1) but if you want detail try 500+ pages by 77 experts over 2 yrs: goo.gl/XkYEx7