<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebee, honeybee, etc.</li><li>the common honeybee, Apis mellifera</li><li>a community social gathering in order to perform some task, engage in a contest, etc.: a sewing bee; a spelling bee; a husking bee</li></ul>