1. (noun) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

• alkali bee
• nomia melanderi
• andrena
• andrenid
• mining bee
• apis mellifera
• honeybee
• bumblebee
• humblebee
• carpenter bee
• cuckoo-bumblebee
• drone
• leaf-cutter
• leaf-cutter bee
• leaf-cutting bee
• mason bee
• potter bee

2. (noun) a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

• cornhusking
• husking bee
• quilting bee

1. (noun) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

• apoidea
• superfamily apoidea

1. (noun) any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

• hymenopter
• hymenopteran
• hymenopteron
• hymenopterous insect

2. (noun) a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

• social affair
• social gathering