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A bee is any one of thousands of species of insects in a lineage of the superfamily Apoidea.

Bee may also refer to:

In insects:

• Honey bees, a small genus of bees, all of which produce and store honey
• Western honey bee, or European honey bee, the most well-known of all bee species
• Bee (mythology).

In organisations:

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India
• Black Economic Empowerment, or Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment a South African government programme to redress past inequalities
• Flybe, an airline with ICAO code BEE

In people:

• Bee, nickname of Worldwide R&B Superstar Beyoncé Knowles
• Saint Bee, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
• Barnard E. Bee, Sr., Republic of Texas politician
• Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr., Confederate general
• Crazy Bee, a fictional character featured in the Chinese horror film Bio Zombie
• Hamilton P. Bee, Confederate general and Texas politician
• Jaymz Bee, Canadian musician, writer and radio personality
• Samantha Bee, Canadian comedian and television personality
• Bee Shaffer, daughter of Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of American Vogue

In periodicals:

• The Bee (magazine), a literary magazine started 1759
• Any of three McClatchy Company newspapers in California:
  • The Fresno Bee
  • The Modesto Bee
  • The Sacramento Bee

In transportation:

• HMS Bee, a number of ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy
• Bee (ship), a ship that sank off the coast of Australia in 1806
• Daihatsu Bee, a Japanese three wheeled car
• Bee Automobiles, electric carmaker.

In other areas:

• Bee County, Texas
• Bee (gathering), a social gathering of people for work or competition, in particular a spelling bee
• The Bee (radio station), a radio station based in the English town of Blackburn
• Bee (VB), a commune in northern Italy
• Bee (EP), 2005 Tracy Bonham EP
• St Bees, a parish and village in Cumberland, England
• Bee Playing Cards, a brand of playing card manufactured by the United States Playing Card Company
• MicroBee, an 8bit Z80 based computer released in 1982
• Salt Lake Bees, a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League
• Another word for the nautical term bee block

[edit] See also

• The Bees (disambiguation)
• Bee Movie

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