bees
Striped honey makers
Bees are flying insects that collect nectar and pollen from flowers, producing honey and wax in their hives.
They live in organized colonies with queens, workers, and drones.
Bees pollinate crops and are vital to agriculture.
The spelling bee is a competition testing orthographic skill.
To have a bee in your bonnet is to be preoccupied with an idea.
The bees were swarming around the hive.
Hive-keeping grounds
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- smokerTobacco habit holder
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- broodHatchlings as a group
swarm · colony · queen · worker · drone · propolis · apiculture · frames
Pollen-transferring organism
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
garden · orchard · crop · wildflower · clover · lavender · sunflower · almond
Floral sugar water
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- combToothed grooming implement
- harvestGathering mature crops
- manukaNew Zealand shrub
clover · acacia · wildflower · raw · crystallized · liquid · amber · golden
Continuous low-pitched sound
- droningSustained monotonous sound
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- humLow steady sound
- droneUnmanned flying machine
vibration · wingbeat · sound · whir · murmur · thrum · acoustic · audible
Devoted to steady effort
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- tirelessNever losing energy
- productiveGenerating useful output
active · bustling · cooperative · organized · efficient · worker · colony · teamwork
Sensory appendages on insects
- wingsLimbs for flight
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
exoskeleton · six-legged · arthropod · larvae · pupa · metamorphosis · proboscis · mandibles
Gathered group nearby
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- massQuantity of matter
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- abscondingDeparting secretly to evade
splitting · scout · ball · capture · migration · spring · hanging · branch
Venom-injecting body part
- venomInjected animal poison
- painBodily or emotional distress
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- weltRaised skin injury
allergy · anaphylaxis · epinephrine · antihistamine · barbed · defensive · painful · reaction
apiary
Hive-keeping grounds
brood · swarm · colony · queen · worker · drone · propolis · apiculture · frames · super
pollinator
Pollen-transferring organism
bloom · garden · orchard · crop · wildflower · clover · lavender · sunflower · almond · forager
nectar
Floral sugar water
manuka · clover · acacia · wildflower · raw · crystallized · liquid · amber · golden · mead
humming
Continuous low-pitched sound
drone · vibration · wingbeat · sound · whir · murmur · thrum · acoustic · audible · flight
industrious
Devoted to steady effort
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- tirelessNever losing energy
productive · active · bustling · cooperative · organized · efficient · worker · colony · teamwork · collective
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
abdomen · exoskeleton · six-legged · arthropod · larvae · pupa · metamorphosis · proboscis · mandibles · spiracles
cluster
Gathered group nearby
absconding · splitting · scout · ball · capture · migration · spring · hanging · branch · decoy
stinger
Venom-injecting body part
welt · allergy · anaphylaxis · epinephrine · antihistamine · barbed · defensive · painful · reaction · inflammation
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- insectsant, ants, butterfly, butterflies, beetle
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
beeslocusts
Swarming crop-destroying grasshoppers
parasites · aphids · pests · destroyers · blighters
beeswasps
Flying insects with stingers
hornets · yellowjackets · yellow jackets · predatory insects · paper wasps
- bee stingInsect's venomous jab
- queen beeFertile leader of colony
- busy beeHardworking, active person
- busy as a beeIdiom for tireless activity
- spelling beesOrthography competitions for students
- birds and beesEuphemism for sex education
bee, beehive, beeswax, bumblebee, honeybee, beehives, beeline, beekeeper, beekeeping