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World Bee Day

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the UN designated May 20 as World Bee Day. The goal is to protect bees and other pollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply. Check out our all-ages list to learn something new about bees!

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  • With engaging die-cut pages and simple text, this stunning picture book shows young readers how important bees are to our ecosystems and how these busy pollinators help us grow our food!
    Book, 2026San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2026. — J 571.8642 Sch 2026
  • The Buzz on Wild Bees

    the Little-known Pollinators That Keep Our Planet Humming

    Vermond, Kira
    This engaging book introduces wild, solitary bees like mason, leafcutter, and sweat bees, highlighting their vital role in pollination. With fun wordplay and beautiful illustrations, it explains their behaviors, life cycles, and why we must protect…
    Book, 2025Toronto : Owlkids Books, 2025. — J 595.799 Ver 2025
  • Are Bees Nature's Tiny Heroes?

    Discover the Science Behind Melittology

    Jeffrey, Eliza
    Bees may seem small, but they make a huge contribution to our natural world. Bees are incredible, as are the melittologists who study them! Find out about these tiny heroes in this book.
    Book, 2024Truro, Cornwall : Beetle Books is an imprint of Hungry Tomato Ltd., 2024. — J 595.799 Jef 2024
  • In this book, you'll discover insect habitats, learn about their bodies, and see how they communicate, hunt, and look after their young. Prepare to be amazed by the spectacular stories of these creatures that play a vital role in Earth's ecosystems.
    Book, 2026New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2026. — J 595.7 Dow 2026
  • The Backyard Beekeeper

    An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden

    Flottum, Kim
    The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition is your complete honeybee resource, loaded with essential information for beginning and maintaining healthy hives.
    Book, 2024Beverly, MA : Quarto Publishing Group, 2024. — 638.1 Flo 2024
  • Insect Anatomy

    the Curious World of Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, and Bugs

    Rothman, Julia
    Millions of species of insects fly, crawl, dig, swarm, and eat on every continent. Our very existence depends on them; without pollinators, we would have no food, and without decomposers, the world would be covered in decaying plant and animal…
    Book, 2025North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2025. — 571.3157 Rot 2025
  • Call the Bee Doctor!

    How Science Is Saving Honey Bees

    Markle, Sandra
    Since Colony Collapse Disorder began decimating honey bees in 2006, scientists have been researching its causes and how to prevent it. Get an up-to-date look at what we know and how new innovations are saving honey bees.
    Book, 2025Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2025. — J 638.1 Mar 2025
  • The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden

    Attract and Support Birds, Bees, and Butterflies

    Tornio, Stacy
    For gardeners who are ready to take their efforts to the next level by planting for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife by focusing on restoring native habitat and using sustainable practices, this offers more than 200 recommendations of specific…
    Book, 2024Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2024. — 639.9 Tor 2024
  • Bird, Bee & Bug Houses

    Homes and Habitats for Garden Wildlife

    Behar, Susie
    Bird, Bee and Bug Houses shows children how to support garden wildlife by making sustainable bird, bee and bug houses, as well as how to create habitats through small, achievable projects.
    Book, 2024Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom : Button Books, 2024. — J 639.92 Beh 2024
  • This book is a foray into the obsessions, friendships, scientific curiosity, misfortunes, and rewards of suburban beekeeping, as revealed by a Master Beekeeper.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Citadel Press, 2022, c2021. — 638.1 Mor 2022
  • The Book of Bees

    Inside the Hives and Lives of Honeybees, Bumblebees, Cuckoo Bees, and Other Busy Buzzers

    Nargi, Lela
    Did you know there are blue bees and green bees? Or that one species of bee nests in snail shells? Or that many bees don't live in hives? With more than 20,000 species of bees worldwide, there's more to bees than just honey!
    Book, 2022New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2022. — J 595.799 Nar 2022
  • A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee provides all the information gardeners need to take action to support and protect pollinators, by creating habitat in yards and community spaces, on balconies and boulevards, everywhere!
    Book, 2022Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, 2022. — 639.97579909713 Joh 2022
  • If Bees Disappeared explores what would happen if bees became extinct, and how their extinction would affect not just bees' environment, but the world as a whole.
    Book, 2021New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021. — J 595.799 Wil 2021
  • Martin Dohrn, a veteran wildlife cameraman and bee enthusiast, embarked on a special challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020: to film all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England. By the end of the summer, he became…
    DVD, 2021[Alexandria, VA] : PBS, [2021] — DVD 595.799 My
  • Honey Bee

    a First Field Guide to the World's Favorite Pollinating Insect

    Basu, Priyadarshini Chakrabarti
    This book is a beautiful guide to the world of honey bees from insect expert Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu.
    Book, 2023London : Neon Squid, 2023. — J 595.799 Bas 2023
  • Honey and Venom

    Confessions of An Urban Beekeeper

    Coté, Andrew
    Andrew Coté has one of the most intriguing, challenging, and unique jobs in New York City -- maintaining millions of honey bees atop some of the city's most iconic buildings. His apiaries have crowned the Waldorf Astoria and the Museum of Modern…
    Book, 2020New York : Ballantine Books, 2020. — 638.1 Cote 2020
  • The Beekeepers

    How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees

    Church, Dana L.
    Thanks to humans, bumble bees are world travelers, spreading to countries that never hosted bumble bees before. For centuries these insects pollinated our crops. But are they pushing out native pollinators? Why are some species of bumble bees…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Scholastic Focus, 2021. — J 595.799 Chu 2021