Photo: Scott Seigfreid
Important dates
Affiliates are not required to celebrate any observance days, however you may wish to align your education & outreach activities with some of these dates.
Visit the events calendar to view all events and share your events with the Bee City USA & Bee Campus USA community.
February
- Feb 1: Renewal reporting window starts for Bee City and Bee Campus aaffiliates who have been certified for a full calendar year
- National Bird Feeding Month
- Feb 2: World Wetlands Day
- Feb 5: Western Monarch Day
- Last Week of Feb: Invasive Species Awareness Week
March
- First Full Week: GroundsWeek (Celebrate the vital work of groundskeepers, landscapers, & other outdoor maintenance professionals)
- March 12: National Plant a Flower Day
- March 20: First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox)
- No Mow March
April
- No Mow April
- National Garden Month
- Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
- Second week: National Volunteer Week
- Week of Apr 22: Earth Week
- Last Friday of Apr: Arbor Day
May
- No Mow May
- Backyard Wildlife Month
- First Week: National Wildflower Week
- Second Saturday: World Migratory Bird Day for U.S. and Canada
- May 16: Endangered Species Day
- May 20: World Bee Day
- May 22: International Day for Biodiversity
- May 31: Bee City and Bee Campus annual renewal & fee due for affiliates who have been certified for a full calendar year
June
- Great Outdoors Month
- First Full Week: National Garden Week
- Jun 5: World Environment Day
- First Saturday: Butterfly Education and Awareness Day
- Third Week: National Pollinator Week
- June 21: First Day of Summer (Summer Solstice)
August
September
- All season: Leave the Leaves
- National Organic Harvest Month
- Sept 22: First Day of Fall (Fall Equinox)
- Fourth Saturday: National Public Lands Day
November
- Good Nutrition Month
- Tuesday after Thanksgiving: Giving Tuesday
December
- Dec 5: World Soil Day
- December 21: First Day of Winter (Winter Solstice)
- Dec 28: Endangered Species Act Signed (1973)
