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a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina
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Recent Examples of bees
Their black and white flowers are aesthetically pleasing and self-pollinating although bees may pollinate them too.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
That's why flowering plants rely on either the wind or flower-feeding animals such as bees to transfer male-gamete-containing pollen from one flower to another.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
Planting them near turnip plants attracts bees and other pollinators necessary for a healthy crop.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
But in 2013, the feds decided that the pesticide family that includes malathion was indeed dangerous — even toxic — to many species of fish, plants, insects and animals, including the Mississippi sandhill crane and bees.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Wasps and bees have coevolved so that bees have defensive strategies against predatory hornets.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Hayes said people who are allergic to bees are usually allergic to yellow jackets, as well, though the scale of the reaction might differ.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Foragers make hundreds of decisions about flowers every day, and many other bees depend on those decisions.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Hummingbirds, birds, and bees will love it.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
That's why flowering plants rely on either the wind or flower-feeding animals such as bees to transfer male-gamete-containing pollen from one flower to another.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
Planting them near turnip plants attracts bees and other pollinators necessary for a healthy crop.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
But in 2013, the feds decided that the pesticide family that includes malathion was indeed dangerous — even toxic — to many species of fish, plants, insects and animals, including the Mississippi sandhill crane and bees.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Wasps and bees have coevolved so that bees have defensive strategies against predatory hornets.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Hayes said people who are allergic to bees are usually allergic to yellow jackets, as well, though the scale of the reaction might differ.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Foragers make hundreds of decisions about flowers every day, and many other bees depend on those decisions.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Hummingbirds, birds, and bees will love it.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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