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CELEBRATE WORLD BEE DAYS 2025 – 17-25 MAY

The Australian Farmers‘ Markets Association (AFMA) is pleased to again partner with the Wheen Bee Foundation to celebrate World Bee Day 2025 and the annual Bring Your Buzz campaign to raise awareness of the fundamental role bees play in our vital food chain.  We Need Bees!

In May many of Australia’s farmers’ markets are celebrating World Bee Day to raise awareness of the important role bees play in food production and healthy diets.  Two-thirds of our food production relies on bees.

Shopping at a farmers’ market is one of the most bee-friendly ways to buy your fresh fruit and vegetables, honey and even your morning coffee, all of which depend on bees.

So check your local market’s Buzz for Bees activities on market day and wear yellow to show your appreciation for bees.  Beanies, boots, frocks and socks all count as mellow yellow bee-friendly market day dress-ups!

“Bees are essential for the operation of our farmers’ markets,” said AFMA spokesperson, Jane Adams.  “Without bees, we couldn’t continue to nourish the community with fresh local produce.

“It’s not just about honey, it’s about all the fresh produce, fruit and vegetables, and even the fresh organic milk produced with cows that thrive on pollinator-dependent pastures.  They all rely on bees in way that many people don’t recognise.“

The Australian Farmers’ Markets Association includes about 200 farmers’ markets that trade regularly across Australia, so visit the AFMA website to find a local market.

Farmers’ markets can register their events for free online at the World Bee Day website.

More information www.worldbeeday.org.au

FARMERS’ MARKETS CREATE A BUZZ FOR BEES

Farmers’ Markets across Australia will be creating a Buzz For Bees in celebration of World Bee Day 2021 (20 May) an initiative promoted by the Wheen Bee Foundation in conjunction with campaign partner, the Australian Farmers’ Markets Association.

Their market day activities are intended to highlight the significance of bees in our food supply and will span 10 days from 15 – 23 May.

Expect to see shoppers and stallholders wearing yellow, bee talks, honey tastings, Waggle dancing for the kids, breakfast honey muffins, bee friendly plants and much more to make a resonating buzz at farmers’ markets in all states.

Bee Alert!

FOR MORE INFO:

Media Release World Bee Week -Farmers Markets Final

WE NEED BEES @ FARMERS’ MARKETS – FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

 

Bzzzzz, bzzzz – attention All Farmers’ Market Managers

The Wheen Bee Foundation has extended the deadline for market managers to lodge their WE NEED BEES Market Day activities to 8 May 2021. [Or 15 May if your event is happening the following week.]

The PLEDGE FORM is here:  WBF036 AFMA WBD Pledge Form

The WE NEED BEES TOOLKIT is here:  AFMA-World-Bee-Day-7.pdf

So please get buzzing!

Enquiries:  Jane Adams  M: 0417 733715

AFMA SUPPORTS WORLD BEE DAY 2021

AFMA is pleased to announce its partnership with the Wheen Bee Foundation in support of WORLD BEE DAY 2021.

In effect, AFMA and supportive farmers’ markets across Australia will be buzzing with activities to raise awareness of the vital role bees play in our food chain. We need bees. Farmers need bees to pollinate our food plants. We need bees for food security and to support biodiversity and eco-systems.

As World Bee Day is a Thursday farmers’ markets are invited to celebrate and support this initiative for a whole week from 15 – 23 May, straddling two weekends and World Bee Day.

More details to come… or contact

info@farmersmarkets.org.au