queen bee

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queen bee

1. (Animals) the fertile female bee in a hive

2. informal a woman in a position of dominance or ascendancy over her peers or associates

queen′ bee′

1. a fertile female bee.

2. a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position.

[1600–10]

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queen bee - fertile egg-laying female bee

Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea - bees

queen - the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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Ferko again proceeded on his journey, but he hadn't gone far before a queen bee flew against him, trailing one wing behind her, which had been cruelly torn in two by a big bird.

And when evening was come the queen bee flew by, and perching on his shoulder she said, 'The wonderful palace is ready.

This splendid palace had been built by the grateful queen bee, who had summoned all the other bees in the kingdom to help her.

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If she had been born a Queen Bee, and they labouring Bees, they could not have been more satisfied of that.

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He said the queen bee lays eggs in the hives, while the rest of the bees clean the hives, provide sustenance and guard her.

Extracting honey the traditional way

DUBAI: In another regional first for Dubai, the only centre in the world to rear the Saskatraz queen bee outside North America recently opened in Hatta.

Inside region's first queen bee rearing station

Located deep in the inland exclave of Hatta, Hatta Honey, the Middle East's first queen bee rearing station, was officially launched on Wednesday.

Hatta home to first queen bee rearing station in Middle East

Dubai: Beekeeping tradition in the mountains of the UAE is receiving a renewed buzz with the opening of the region's first queen bee rearing station in Hatta on Wednesday.

Beekeeping tradition gets a buzz in UAE

I think the Queen Bee Syndrome exists but I don't think it happens to the extent that people may think.

Gender expectations and workplace conflict

Honeybee colonies, containing up to around 50,000 bees, will produce new queen bees.

Swarmy weather; HONEY, WE'RE HOME ... THOUSANDS OF BEES CONVERGE ON CITY RESTAURANT

A couple of days before the swarm descended, Andrew says he came across a queen bee in the house.

Family welcome bees who've found home in garden; to see a video, visit walesonline.co.uk

Another threat to success in achieving a dental hygiene scholarly identity and in establishing dental hygiene doctoral programs is the Queen Bee Syndrome.