Collocations with bee

bee noun

VERBS

keep  
My dad used to keep bees and sell the honey.

attract 
Try to plant bushes that will attract bees to your garden.

BEE + VERB
buzz
Bees buzzed around the flowers, collecting pollen.

sting
She was stung by a bee as she walked through the field.

fly
A bee flew in through the open window.

swarm 
Bees swarmed around the lavender bushes.

NOUNS

honey
・Honey bees live in big groups.

bumblebee 
・Bumblebees are among the first insects to appear in the spring.

worker
・Worker bees do most of the important work for a hive, such as gathering pollen.

queen
・The queen bee is usually the mother of all the bees in the hive.

killer
・Killer bees spread northward to New Mexico.

BEE + NOUN
sting 
・For most people, a bee sting is painful, but not serious.

beekeeper 
・Beekeepers have to wear protective clothing.

beehive 
・The time has come to take the honey from the beehive.

ADJECTIVES

angry
The two men were stung more than 40 times by angry bees.

PHRASES

a swarm of bees
A swarm of bees flew out of the hive.