When my niece asked where babies come from, I decided to give a gentle talk about the birds and the bees.

I wanted to buy a train ticket, but my bees and honey are all tied up paying the rent.

The honey bees clustered around the blooming clover, busily collecting nectar in the warm afternoon sun.

During the humid afternoons in the Amazon, orchid bees darted between orchids, gathering fragrant compounds to attract mates.

The orchard was buzzing with apple bees as they collected nectar from the blossoms.

The plasterer bees repaired the cracked mud walls of their burrow before the storm arrived.

In the summer, leafcutter bees carefully carry circular pieces of leaves back to their nests.

Last summer, carpenter bees made dozens of neat holes in the porch railing.

The upholsterer bees worked through the night to repair the torn nest lining.

The researchers observed meat bees scavenging at the carcass until nightfall.