Bee


 * See also Bee (race).

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

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 develops into a queen if fed royal jelly. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen) It was aerodynamically impossible for bumblebees to fly, yet they did it. (DW: The Robots of Death)


 * This is an urban legend. Bees fly by rotating their wings similar to a helicopter.

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, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth)