What's the buzz about bees? Why are they so important? | Newsround

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Bees are so important to the health of our planet that they have their own special day.

Bee campaigners are also asking people everywhere to do more to help and protect the special insects.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is urging everyone including governments, companies, researchers and consumers to take action to help save the popular pollinators.

A third of the world's food production depends on bees.

Bees pollinate (a process vital to crops growing) three quarters (75%) of leading global crops, including oilseed rape, apples, soft fruits, beans and courgettes, as well as things like tomatoes and strawberries.

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