The European Beekeeping Association and the Beekeeping Association of
Slovenia have invited President Roberta Metsola to support and host a
special event in the European Parliament on May 2026. marking World Bee Day and highlighting the importance of bees, beekeepers, and the
protection of the honey market.
Official invitation is there:
Beekeeping Association of Slovenia
European Beekeeping Association
Brdo Pri Lukovici 8
1225 Lukovica
European Parliament
President Ms. Roberta Metsola
Dear President Ms. Roberta Metsola!
I am writing to you on behalf of the Beekeeping Association of Slovenia and on behalf of the European Beekeeping Association (31 countries, 420,000 beekeepers).
Every third spoonful of food depends on pollination by bees; without bees, there would be much more hunger in the world. Unfortunately, bees cannot survive today without the help of beekeepers.
Since 2018, the world has celebrated May 20th as World Bee Day. This day is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinators.
The European Parliament is the place where decisions are made about our future, and bees and beekeepers are an important part of this.
We therefore ask you to organise a special beekeeping event in the European Parliament in May. Together with you, we would like to organise a special event that would raise awareness among experts, politicians and the general public about the importance of bees.
We have several proposals, namely:
– A round table in the European Parliament on the importance of bees and pollinators and the issue of counterfeit honey on the market
– Exhibition and tasting of bee products from all EU Member States in front of the European Parliament
We would like you, as President of the European Parliament, to be the honorary patron of the event. We would like you to address us at the event. We will do our best to bring as many MEPs as possible to the event. Our aim is to have MEPs from all 27 Member States and at least one beekeeper from all over Europe represented at the event.
Could you please provide us with the contact details of the responsible person in your office with whom we could then coordinate all the technical details.
We believe that together we could organize an exceptional event that will help preserve bees and European beekeeping.
Sincerely,
Boštjan Noč,
President of the ČZS,
President of the EBA
