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

In healthy colonies, queen bees control reproduction and keep the hive functioning.

The meadow was alive with humble-bees that drifted from flower to flower, unaware of the admiration they inspired.

On warm afternoons, violet carpenter bees buzzed around the old fence, drilling neat round holes for their nests.

During the summer, common carder bees visited the flower border every morning, collecting pollen and nectaring quietly.

In my garden, leaf-cutter bees carefully cut circles from rose leaves to line their nests.

In the early morning, leaf-cutting bees were busy carrying neat green discs of leaf back to their nests.

Whenever the council debates environmental policy, the phrase 'bees in one's bonnet' easily applies to the activists who won't compromise.

I installed a bee hotel in my garden to provide solitary bees with a safe place to nest, rest, and breed.

Experienced beekeepers retrieved the bee smokers from the shed before inspecting the hives.