- bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
--1 is a kind of hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter
--1 is a member of Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea
--1 has particulars:- bee - a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
--2 is a kind of social gathering, social affair
--2 has particulars: quilting bee; husking bee, cornhusking - bee - a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions