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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bee \Bee\, p. p. of {Be}; -- used for been. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bee \Bee\ (b[=e]), noun [AS. be['o]; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b[=y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and family {Apid[ae]} (the honeybees), or family {Andrenid[ae]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.
Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the {Apis mellifica} there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the {Apis ligustica} of Spain and Italy; the {Apis Indica} of India; the {Apis fasciata} of Egypt. The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.
2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. --S. G. Goodrich.
3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be['a]h ring, fr. b?gan to bend. See 1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also {bee blocks}.
{Bee beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius}) parasitic in beehives.
{Bee bird} (Zo["o]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.
{Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus {Ophrys} ({Ophrys apifera}), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.
{Bee fly} (Zo["o]l.), a two winged fly of the family {Bombyliid[ae]}. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees.
{Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an apiary. --Mortimer.
{Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also {propolis}.
{Bee hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the honey buzzard.
{Bee killer} (Zo["o]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family {Asilid[ae]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.
{Bee louse} (Zo["o]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect ({Braula c[ae]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.
{Bee martin} (Zo["o]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.
{Bee moth} (Zo["o]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives.
{Bee wolf} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of {Bee beetle}.
{To have a bee in the head} or {To have a bee in the bonnet}. (a) To be choleric. [Obs.] (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson. (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. ''She's whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.'' --Sir W. Scott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bee
noun
1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "bee": boutade, bumblebee, conceit, cornhusking, crotchet, drone, fancy, freak, honeybee, hornet, humor, husking, idea, impulse, megrim, queen, queen bee, quilting bee, raising bee, vagary, wasp, whim, worker, yellow jacket
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bee, NE (village, FIPS 3600) Location: 41.00692 N, 97.05768 W Population (1990): 209 (79 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68314 Bee, VA Zip code(s): 24217
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Bee, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 223 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 0.247993 sq. miles (0.642298 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.247993 sq. miles (0.642298 sq. km) FIPS code: 03600 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 41.005857 N, 97.057969 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68314 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bee, NE Bee
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Bee -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 32359 Housing Units (2000): 10939 Land area (2000): 880.143320 sq. miles (2279.560638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.170296 sq. miles (0.441064 sq. km) Total area (2000): 880.313616 sq. miles (2280.001702 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 28.411702 N, 97.746289 W Headwords: Bee Bee, TX Bee County Bee County, TX
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bee First mentioned in Deut. 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Ps. 118:12. Samson found a "swarm of bees" in the carcass of a lion he had slain (Judg. 14:8). Wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and in clefts of rocks (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16). In Isa. 7:18 the "fly" and the "bee" are personifications of the Egyptians and Assyrians, the inveterate enemies of Israel.
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