A bee is a yellow and black flying insect that makes honey. There are different types of bees and different bee related words; that is, words associated with bees.
In this post, you will learn some bees words; words relating to bees with their meaning.
Words Related to Bees: Bee Related Names
What are the words for bees? Bee terminology
Honeybee
A bee that makes honey.
Queen bee
A big female bee that lays eggs is called queen bee. Baby bees are born from them.
Drone
A male bee whose job is to mate with the queen bee. It does no other work in the hive.
Worker bee
A worker bee works really hard. It collects food, makes honey and protects the queen.
Honey bee workers make a series of movements, often referred to as the “waggle dance,” to inform the other workers about the location of food sources more than 150 meters from the hive.
Other Bee Related Words
Here is a list of words related to bees (bees words)
Apiculture
Apiculture means bee-keeping.
Apiculturist
The person who keeps bees is called apiculturist, honey farmer or beekeeper.
Apiarist
A person who loves bees and keeps them to produce honey is a piarist.
Honey
Sweet sticky yellow food made by honeybees.
Apiary
A place where bees are kept.
Hive (= beehive)
A place bees build to live in.
Honeycomb
A structure that bees make. It consists of many six-sided cells where honey stored.
Wax
A solid substance that is made from various fats or oils.
Lay
To produce an egg out of the body.
Collect
To gather things.
Pollinate
To give a plant or flower pollen so that it can make seeds.
Pollinator
Bees are effective pollinators. They pollinate flowers and plants.
Propolis
The bee’s glue obtained from buds and from sap and gum on trees. Some species of honey bees which nest in trees cavities employ propolis to seal cracks in the hive. Propolis is also used to varnish and strengthen the comb.
Royal jelly
A highly nutritious secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee that is fed to the very young larvae in a colony and to all queen larvae.
Words Associated with Bees: Facts about Bees
What are 10 facts about bees?
Below are 10 facts about bees.
- There is only one queen bee in a hive.
- The queen bee lays about 2000 eggs a day.
- Every bee in a hive has a specific task.
- Drones have bigger eyes.
- Drones are sometimes kicked out of the hive when there isn’t enough food in winter.
- Worker bees are all female.
- About 50000 to 60000 worker bees can live in one hive.
- The honeycomb is made of hexagonal cells because the hexagonal shape saves more space than any other shape.
- Bees are effective pollinators.
- Honey bees are native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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Words to Describe Bees (Adjectives for Bees)
You can describe a bee or bees using the following adjectives:
- Busy
- Red humble
- Golden busy
- Hungry
- Industrious
- Yellow and black
- Black
- Brown
- Noisy
- Hard-working
- Gray and golden
The best two adjectives to describe bees are busy and hard-working.
Bee Phrases and Bees words
Here is a list of phrases with the word bee and phrases releted to the word bee:
- As busy as a bee.
- To have a bee in you bonnet.
- The bee’s knees.
- A swarm of bees.
- A colony of bees.
- Waggle dance is the movement of bees.
- Bees therapy.
- Buzz around/about
- Buzz off
- Buzzing /My ears were buzzing.
- The buzz of bees
- Give someone a buzz (= call someone)
- A buzz of excitement
Words That Start With Bees (Bee Terms)
Words That Start with Bee
- Bee
- Beehive
- Bee-keeper
- Bee-keeping
- Beeb
- Beech
- Beechwood
- Bee fly
- Bee moth
- Bee bread
- Bee assassin
- Bee ball
- Bee balm
- Bee beetle
- Bee candy
- Bee escape
- Bee farm
- Bee farming
- Bee Pirate
- Beeline
- Beef
- Beefburger
- Beefcake
- Beefeater
- Beefsteak
- Beeper
- Bee hoon
- Bee orchid
Words That End with Bees (Bees words)
Bee Sayings and Quotes
What are some bee sayings and quotes?
- ‘The busy bee has no time for sorrow.’ — William Blake
- ‘If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.’ — Abraham Lincoln
- ‘The bee is domesticated but not tamed.’ — William Longgood
- ‘Words are like bees – some create honey and others leave a sting.’ –Unknown
Essential Beekeeping Equipment (Things Associated with Bees)
Here are some other bees words, things associated with bees.
- Bee hive
- Frames
- Smoker
- Hive tool
- Jacket with hat veil and gloves
- Bee brush
- Feeders
Funny Bee Questions and Answers
Here are some funny questions about bees and their answers:
How many eyes does a bee have?
Actually, a bee has five eyes.
What color can bees see?
Honey bees can see a color that is a mixture of yellow and ultraviolet. This color is known as ‘bee’s purple’.
Can bees hear?
Bees do not have ears, but they are able to sense certain frequencies, picking up the vibrations from the air or from the physical structure of the hive.
Does a bee have a heart? ❤
Yes, a bee has heart, but it is quite different than the four-chambered hearts of mammals like humans.
How do bees breathe?
Honey Bees breathe without lungs. Air enters through openings called spiracles on the sides of the bee body, and a network of tubes called trachea weave their way around organs and tissues, allowing air to ooze throughout the bee’s body.
Do bees sleep?
Yes, bees sleep.
Can bees see in the dark?
Some species of honey bees can see under the light of a full moon.
Can bees fly in the rain?
Honey bees can only fly in very light rain. During heavy rain, the large droplets of water can knock bees down.
Do bees have hair?
Honey bees have special hairs which act like sensors on their bodies to adjust their flight path in relation to wind speed and direction, enabling them to maintain a straight course of flight.
What is the name of a bee’s tongue?
Adult bees have a tube-like proboscis with a tongue that sits inside it, and unlike butterflies and moths that use their proboscis like a straw to suck up watery nectar, almost all bees lap or lick up nectar that is more concentrated and sticky.
