any of the family of insects characterized by relatively-heavy and fuzzy bodies, two pairs of thin wings, the capacity to sting, and a tendency to feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers, especially the honeybee;
e.g. She was stung by a bee when plucking flowers in the garden.
(noun)
a social meeting or gathering where people engage in some communal activity or work;
e.g. They met at a scrapbooking bee last week.
(noun)
an eccentric idea, interest, notion, or inclination;
e.g. He has taken a bee to the prospect of visiting the country this summer.