Phrase Hound found 56 phrases and 67 compound words that contain bees. The most common are listed below. Open bees in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 56
- birds and beesInformal education about sex.
- St BeesA coastal village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NX9711).
- the birds and the beesAlternative form of birds and bees: Informal education about sex.
- carpenter beesplural of carpenter bee: A bee of the subfamily Xylocopinae, that burrows in dead wood.
- honey beesplural of honey bee: Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.
- killer beesplural of killer bee: An Africanized bee.
- mason beesplural of mason bee: Any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.
- meat beesplural of meat bee: The yellowjacket.
- orchid beesplural of orchid bee: Any of various bees of the tribe Euglossini.
- queen beesplural of queen bee: A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.
- resin beesplural of resin bee: Any of the megachilid bees that use plant resins in constructing their nests.
- spelling beesplural of spelling bee: A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
- squash beesplural of squash bee: A member of either of two related genera of bees: Peponapis and Xenoglossa.
- sweat beesplural of sweat bee: Any of various bees that are attracted to the salt in human sweat, principally Halictidae spp.
- worker beesplural of worker bee: A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.
- bees and honeymoney
- quilting beesplural of quilting bee: A social event in which people get together to make a quilt.
- cuckoo beesplural of cuckoo bee: Any bee having the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying eggs in the nests of other bees.
- bumble-beesplural of bumble-bee: Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
- small carpenter beesplural of small carpenter bee: Any bee of the genus Ceratina.
- carder beesplural of carder bee: Common name for any species of bee in the genus Bombus or in the family Wikipedia:Megachilidae, that collects plant fibre and processes it for nesting material, by activities resembling the carding of fibre.
- plasterer beesplural of plasterer bee: Any bee of the subfamily Colletinae, solitary bees that secrete a substance from their mouthparts to give a cellophane-like lining to their nests.
- Africanized beesplural of Africanized bee: A hybrid of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), produced originally by crossbreeding of the East African lowland honey bee (A. m. scutellata) with various European honey bee subspecies such as the Italian …
- stingless beesplural of stingless bee: A bee that does not sting.
- leafcutter beesplural of leafcutter bee: A bee of the family Megachilidae that cuts fragments from leaves and uses them to build its nest.
Compound words 67
- BeestonA place in England:
- honeybeesplural of honeybee: Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.
- BeesleyA surname from Old English.
- Applebeesplural of Applebee: A surname.
- bumblebeesplural of bumblebee: Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
- wannabeesplural of wannabee: Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.
- Seabeesplural of Seabee: A construction battalion of the United States Navy, responsible for building, bulldozing, etc.
- beestingsThe first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
- Allbeesplural of Allbee: A surname.
- Battersbeesplural of Battersbee: A surname.