Bees, Beekeeping, Hive and Honey Puns!

A hive of bee puns for honey fans and beekeepers.

From pollination to honey, the bee is one of Nature's workers.  Let's celebrate it with some humor.

Puns

bee hairbrush - honeycomb
​boxing bee visits Africa - Bumble in the Jungle
busy bee - frequent flyer

clumsy bee - tumble bumble
collective intelligence - hive mind
dead bee was a total buzzkill

discrete bees - swarm to secrecy
doorbell for the hive - buzzer
​give me some honey - don't be stingy

glamor queen - hivacious
greeting - hive five
​guest at the hive - newbee

hairdo - beehive or buzzcut
hippie bees - flower power
hot hive - it's swarm in here

how to tell when the next bee is due - check the buzz timetable
karate kid bee - beeswax on, beeswax off
leisurely bee - bimblebee

male bees keep droning on
monkey beekeeper - apiarist
​musical bees play bebop

silly bee - booby
stuck up bee - wind your nectar in
TV channel - bee bee see

​the queen bee is a real honey
​worker bees are female - ain't that the truth
Buzzing Bee is a fun drawing of a bumble bee in mid flight saying

Buzzing Bee Gifts >>

Expressions

bee in your bonnet - aggrieved over an issue
​buzz off - get lost
float like a butterfly, sting like a bee - Muhammed Ali
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​make a beeline - go direct
mind your own beeswax - none of your business
plan B - an alternative course of action

​the bees knees - something pretty cool
to bee or not to bee - Shakespeare
Give Bees A Chance shows bees flying with homemade banner saying

Give Bees A Chance Gifts >>

Famous Bees

Beeyonce - singer
Bumbledore - from Harry Potter
​Buzz Aldrin - space bee

Captain Beefheart - jazz musician
Bee Bee King - blues musician
​Hannibal Nectar - keen beekeeper

​Sting - singer
Beekeeping - beekeeper approaches hive in meadow with bees buzzing around.

Beekeeping Gifts >>

Films About Bees

Bee Movie - animated with a message
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids - Rick Moranis
​The Sting - Paul Newman cons a con-man

Jokes

Why do bees hum?  They don't know the words
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​Bee returns - Hive Honey I'm home

​Why don't beekeepers share the bees?
Save The Bees shows the words with flowers and lots of bees buzzing around. A positive ecological message made in a fun way. Bees... save 'em.

Save The Bees Gifts >>

Social Bees

​BuzzFeed - news for bees
eBee - cheap bees
FaceBee - catch up with friendly bees

NectarFlix - for B movies
​OnlyBees - drones subscribe for queen pics
​Twitter (now X) - hive mind

​WikiBeedia - all you need to know about bees
I Love Bees design shows a swarm of bees buzzing around in front of an I Love symbol. A fun graphic for bee fans and beekeepers.

I Love Bees Gifts >>

Songs About Bees

Bee Bop a Lula - Gene Vincent
​Bee My Baby - Ronettes
Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov
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​God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols
Honey Pie - Beatles
Nutrocker - B. Bumble and the Stingers

Words for Making Bee Puns

A handy set of words for bee punning.

​​apiarist, bee, beehive, beekeeping, beeline, beeswax, bumblebee, buzz, drone, flower, hive, honey, honeycomb, nectar, pollen, pollinate, queen, sting, swarm, wings, worker
Bees design shows a swarm of hand drawn bees flying around in a fun graphic that could be about saving the planet or just for people who like bees.

Swarm of Bees Gifts >>

Return to the Hive

This was a short and slightly erratic flight through bee pun land.

It's time I buzzed off.