Did you know there are almost 20,000 different species of bees in the world?

20 May is World Bee Day, a worldwide celebration to raise awareness about the threats to pollinators like bees by human activities.

Prof. David Mifsud from the Institute of Earth Systems tells Newspoint that bees are the most important insect in the world’s ecosystem, and yet bees are decreasing.

At the University of Malta, researchers are collaborating with many international institutions to formulate a special type of food, a type of probiotics, to help bees breed at a quicker rate.

Watch the above video to find out about the latest UM research on bees! 

And below is another informative gem on these tiny, golden creatures!