World-Class Pollinator - Song About Bees!! - World Bee Day

In 2021, in honour of World Bee Day (which occurs every year on May 20th), I wrote and recorded a fun, little song and made an accompanying 2D animated music video highlighting the significance of Bees and the important ways that their busy Bee behaviours impact the world we live in. They are small, but they are mighty!

I put the lyrics and guitar chords up in the description of the youtube video and have been so touched to receive messages from schools, village theatre groups, ukulele clubs and many others saying that they were learning my song to perform as part of their Bee and nature related events!!

Last Spring I turned my 2D Bee design from my original music video into a 3D stop-motion animation puppet, then animated it playing one of my miniature guitars among some real flowers.

Photo of my stop-motion Bee puppet holding a 1:12 scale miniature Guitar

For those that don't know what an important role Bees play in the ecosystem, Bees can be misunderstood and seen as a summertime nuisance. But once you know how vital they are as world-class pollinators to the functioning of the food chain, as well as the planet, you can't help but have respect for these hard working little, creatures.

Feel free to learn and share my song! The more awareness about the brilliance of Bees the better!

Here are the lyrics and chords:

World-Class Pollinator

Words and music by Tiffany Monk, 2021

Guitar: Capo 4th 

Intro: G 

G

I’m a world-class pollinator,

C

Can’t stop now, I’ll see you later,

G     D

I’ve got two million flowers to attend 

D

And that’s just today! 

G

I’m busy as a bee, but if you come with me,

C

I’ll show what it means to be a bee

G D G

And tell you why the bee should be your friend.

        C

Yeah we make honey, but it’s not just that.

   G

It’s the trees and the crops and the fruits and the grass,

D

The flowers all around you and the juice in your glass

D G

You’d have none of that without bees.

G

Working hard all my days 

C

To keep the plants growing in a healthy way.

G         D

If you wanna help me help you, what you can do,

     G

Is plant the kind of flowers that I like to visit,

C

My favourite is the one with lots of pollen in it! 

G    D    G

Then I can better spread the love for you.

C

I’m a world-class pollinator,

G

Can’t stop now, I’ll see you later,

D G

I’m busy as a bee with flowers to attend.

D     G

What d’you think, would you like to be my friend?

   D G

Please don’t squash me, without bees the world would end. 🐝