bees in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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humble-bee [Brit ˈhʌmb(ə)lbiː, Am ˈhəmb(ə)lbi] N dated

bees in the PONS Dictionary

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cluster of bees
essaim m
a worker bee
une abeille ouvrière
to know about the birds and bees
savoir que les bébés ne naissent pas dans les choux

Translations for bees in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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bees Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

swarm of bees
essaim m d'abeilles
worker bees
abeilles ouvrières
to be stung by a bee
être piqué par une abeille
to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth
faire une fixation sur qc
the bees' knees Brit inf (person)
le nombril du monde
the bees' knees (thing)
le nec plus ultra
to be a busy bee iron hum
être débordant d'activité
she is as busy as a bee
elle déborde d'activité
to know about the birds and bees
savoir que les bébés ne naissent pas dans les choux
to have a bee in one's bonnet
avoir un dada
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Larvae are initially fed with royal jelly produced by worker bees, later switching to honey and pollen.
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The more unguarded and neglected of these buildings are popular hangouts for tropical bees, wasps, and other such excitable stinging creatures.
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There they pierce the tracheal tube walls with their mouthparts and feed on the haemolymph of the bees.
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Flowers remain open for 1 or 2 days and are pollinated by humble bees, thrips, flies, and hummingbirds.
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Companion planting will entice bees and other pollinating insects to visit your fruit trees.
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According to study done on the homeschool movement, home schoolers are making headlines by winning national spelling bees and exceeding at elite universities.
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It is an apiary (bee-keeping) prayer to bring home honey bees in good health to their hives.
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Some bees observe over 50 waggle runs without successfully foraging, while others will forage successfully after observing 5 runs.
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Honey bees are known for their specialized dances, such as the waggle dance which recruit other bees to the precise location of the food source.
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Spontaneous flower constancy and learning in honey bees as a function of colour.
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