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Bees that start with B
Looking for bees that begin with B? Here are 15 of them in alphabetical order, from “Blue orchard bee” to “Bumblebee”.
All 15 bees that start with B
- Blue orchard bee
- Blue-banded bee
- Bombus
- Bombus bohemicus
- Bombus hortorum
- Bombus hypnorum
- Bombus lapidarius
- Bombus lucorum
- Bombus pascuorum
- Bombus pratorum
- Bombus sylvestris
- Bombus terrestris
- Buckfast bee
- Buff-tailed bumblebee
- Bumblebeealso Bumble bee
About this list
- B is the most common first letter in this list: 15 of the 73 bees (21%).
- Shortest: “Bombus”. Longest: “Buff-tailed bumblebee”.
- 13 names have more than one word.
- 1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many bees start with B?
- 15 of the 73 bees in Icillion start with B, for example Bumblebee, Buff-tailed bumblebee and Buckfast bee.
- What is the longest name among bees that start with B?
- The longest is “Buff-tailed bumblebee” and the shortest is “Bombus”.
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