Bee


 * See also Bee (race).



Bees were a species of insects native to Earth. They were similar to the bees of Melissa Majoria. (DW: The Stolen Earth) The Fourth Doctor was rather fond of bees. (DW: The Robots of Death)

Romana compared K9's greeting to a computer to the identification dance used by bees. When asked what bees were, the Fourth Doctor replied "Insects! With stings in their tails". (DW: The Armageddon Factor)

Many bees lived in colonies, collecting pollen to be created into honey. Bees were domesticated by humans for their honey. They were a hive society with a fertile queen, male drones, and infertile female workers. A larva developed into a queen if fed royal jelly.

It was aerodynamically impossible for bumblebees to fly, yet they did it. (DW: The Dæmons, The Robots of Death)


 * This is an urban legend.

In 1959, Goronwy kept bees. He gave the Seventh Doctor a jar of his rare 1928 hibiscus blossom. The Bannermen invaded his honey store and were covered in the substance, this caused the bees to attack them. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)

In 2009, the bees from Melissa Majoria were leaving Earth, making it seem like the bees were dying out. (DW: Partners in Crime, Planet of the Ood, The Unicorn and the Wasp, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth)

Bees were being reintroduced to the UK in June 2027. According to Ace, the bee problem would be solved by 2040. (BFA: A Death in the Family)


 * In the real world, the bee population of Earth is seriously dropping.