Abell Pest Control Celebrates World Honey Bee Day

TORONTO — To celebrate World Honey Bee Day, held on Aug. 20, 2022, Abell Pest Control called on employees and their families across the country to create original art featuring the honey bee as muse.

The art is on display at Abell's home office in Toronto.

“We thought it would be fun to host a visible art campaign to educate and bring awareness around the hard work bees do to pollinate our plants and keep our ecosystem healthy," said John Abell, president, Abell Pest Control, in a news release. "We were amazed at the response and the concern people have about the challenges bees face, including viruses, habitat loss and climate change. Each submission told a poignant story of how threatened the honey bee is.”

World Honey Bee Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in August. The day recognizes the role honey bees play in the ecosystem and the beekeepers who help maintain the bee population. Honey bees are vital to the food supply and are responsible for pollinating crops worldwide. The day also encourages people to enjoy and buy locally grown honey.

Abell Pest Control has committed more than $25,000 to pollinator research at the University of Guelph. "Abell feels a strong responsibility to help protect the bees," said Abell. "We're pleased to be working alongside our partners at U of G, who share our commitment to maintaining bee health.”

World Honey Bee Day began as National Honey Bee Day in the U.S. in 2009.