Bee

Abee orhoneybee is a type oflifeform, a flyinginsect animal native to theplanet Earth as well as other planets. Their body produces from its glands andplant pollen the edible, semi-solid honey.

These creatures built intricate hives, yet were not intelligent.Hymenoptera Apis mellifera was a common variety. (TOSnovels:Vulcan!,Yesterday's Son)

They made hives frombeeswax and pollinatedplants. Someone who managed bee colonies was called abeekeeper.Starfleet workbees were named for the insects.

History and specifics[]

Honeybees fertilized thegrapes atJean-Luc Picard's vineyard,Château Picard, inLa Barre,France. (TNG -The Q Continuumnovel:Q-Strike)

In the late21st century, honeybees, along withbasil,clover,sage,fennel,tomatoes,strawberries andfarm crops, were brought to the firstL-5Earth space station. The bees were kept in farms established along the inside walls of the vessel's cylindrical hull. The station eventually became known as thegenerational shipWanderer. (TOSnovel:The Galactic Whirlpool)

In the23rd century, bees were imported to pollinatevegetables onProxima Beta. (TOS -Fortunes of Warnovel:Dreadnought!)

In theyear 2239,Leonard McCoy sat on a bee during a picnic at Sunday school. He confessed to never having been a beekeeper. (TOSnovel:Yesterday's Son)

In2254, McCoy andElizabeth March had an outdoorsexual activity interrupted by a bee onNova Empyrea. (TOSnovel:The Better Man)

In2268, the speech ofScalosians to the unaided ear were mistaken for that of bee wings rapidly buzzing. This distortion effect was from their existence in an accelerated,subspace domain. (TOSepisode: "Wink of an Eye")

Beyond the Farthest Star — Honeycomb structure within the vessel orbitingQuestar M-17.

In2269, alanding party explored the ancientstarship orbiting the deadsun Questar M-17.Spock observed that theinsectoid pod ship was designed with honeycomb patterns much the wayTerran beedrones structured their hives. (TASepisode &Log Onenovelization:Beyond the Farthest Star)

In2270,Njuran President and beekeeperKring crossbred a variety of bee on theplanet Njura which was about 6" long and produced a pink honey calledvarta. It had a very painful stinger capable of injecting deadlypoison into the bloodstream. (TOScomic: "To Err Is Vulcan")

In2270, theUSSEnterprise was ordered to transport an experimental variety of honeybee fromStarbase 11 to the planetSirena on the far side of thesector. Spock described the habits and life of honeybees to his sonZar, who had never heard of them onSarpeidon. (TOSnovel:Yesterday's Son)

In2370, children during ahalloween celebration aboard theUSSEnterprise-D dressed up as a bee,clown,cat,dinosaur,ghost,vampire,witch, and even a caped superhero. (TNG -Holo-Weencomic: "Issue 4")

Comments[]

In2267, Spock toldJames T. Kirk that the "birds and bees" werenotVulcan in regards to hispon farr, in reference to an ancientHuman language idiom using such a reference regardingbiology. (TOSepisode: "Amok Time")

In2275, onNova Empyrea,Montgomery Scott suggested that angry people had a bee "in their bonnet". (TOSnovel:The Better Man)

In2375, after a sexual encounter withDerran Tal,Harry Kim commented on how differently their species mated. He said to her that "the birds and the bees would be very confused." (VOYepisode: "The Disease")