Bee Name Generator

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Names for honeybees, bumblebees, queen bees, hives and bee characters, drawn from beekeeping vocabulary, flowers bees actually forage, honey varieties, famous fictional bees and a healthy dose of bee puns. Great for children's stories, mascots, apiaries and classroom projects.

About bee names

Bee names tend to come from four sources, and mixing them gives you a full cast for a hive. Human names that sound like bees or mean bee are the classic move: Beatrice, Bea and Beatrix for the obvious pun; Melissa (Greek for honeybee), Deborah and Devorah (Hebrew for bee) and Melina for a hidden one. Beekeeping vocabulary supplies unusual, authentic names such as Propolis, Skep, Langstroth (the standard hive design), Super, Brood, Forager and Waggle. Forage plants and honey varieties give floral and food names with real bee connections: Clover, Linden, Tupelo, Manuka, Fireweed, Buckwheat and Orange Blossom.

Famous fictional bees round out the pool. Barry B. Benson (Bee Movie), Maya the Bee, Buzzby, Hutch and Flip, and the Pokemon Beedrill, Combee and Vespiquen are recognizable to kids, and pun names like Beeyonce, Obee Wan and Beelzebee suit hive signs, mascots and school projects. The list also covers kinds of bee, bee lore, meads and hive names like Combelot.

A hive is a matriarchy: one queen, tens of thousands of female workers and a few hundred male drones in summer. Give the queen a regal name (Regina, Her Majesty, Empress), workers job-based names (Scout, Nurse, Guard) and drones something lazy or lovable (Humbug, Bumbles) and the naming scheme itself tells the story of how a colony works.

How to choose bee names

  • Use the caste system for a cast: a regal name for the queen, job names like Scout, Nurse and Forager for workers, and something goofy for the drones.
  • Name a real hive after its honey plant (Linden, Clover, Sourwood) or its equipment (Langstroth, Skep) so beekeepers instantly get it.
  • For children's characters, keep names to two syllables with a B or Z sound: Buzz, Bizz, Bea, Zippy, Bumble.
  • Puns work best on signs and mascots (Hive Five, Beeyonce, Obee Wan); for a novel, use a hidden-meaning name like Melissa or Deborah instead.
  • Bumblebees are rounder and fuzzier than honeybees, so give them soft names (Bumbles, Fuzz, Bombolina) and honeybees quicker ones (Dart, Flit, Zip).

Frequently asked questions

What names mean bee?

Melissa comes from the Greek word for honeybee, Deborah and Devorah from the Hebrew for bee, and Melina, Melita and Melisande derive from Greek meli, meaning honey. Apis and Bombus are the Latin genus names of honeybees and bumblebees.

What is a good name for a queen bee?

Regal names fit best: Regina, Reina, Empress, Her Majesty, Queenie, or a punning title such as Beeatrix, Lady Nectar or Dame Honeycomb. Many beekeepers also name queens after the year or the hive color they mark her with.

Who are some famous bees in movies and cartoons?

Barry B. Benson from Bee Movie, Maya the Bee, Buzzby, Willy, Flip, the Honey Nut Cheerios bee Buzz, and the Pokemon Beedrill, Combee and Vespiquen.

Can I use these names for my beehives or a honey business?

Yes. Names like Clover, Tupelo, Goldenrod and Hive Five are free to use for hives and hobby labels; if you plan a commercial honey brand, check that the name is not already trademarked in your region.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 48 names

  • Abeegail
  • Abeille
  • Abeja
  • Abejita
  • Abejorro
  • Abelha
  • Abella
  • Abuzz
  • Acacia
  • Adam Flayman
  • Agastache
  • Ah Muzen Cab
  • Albina
  • Alfalfa
  • Alkali Bee
  • Allotment
  • Almond
  • Alphabee
  • Alsike
  • Alveare
  • Alyssum
  • Amber
  • Amberly
  • Amberwing
  • Ambrose
  • Ambrosia
  • Amegilla
  • Andrena
  • Antenna
  • Anthidium
  • Anthophora
  • Apiarist
  • Apiary
  • Apicula
  • Apina
  • Apis
  • Apple Blossom
  • Arbor
  • Arbutus
  • Architect
  • Aristaeus
  • Asal
  • Asphodel
  • Aster
  • Attendant
  • Attic Bee
  • Aurelia
  • Austeja

B: 168 names

  • Bait Hive
  • Baklava
  • Bal
  • Banksia
  • Barb
  • Barberini
  • Barcode
  • Barnabee
  • Baroness Buzz
  • Barry
  • Barry B Benson
  • Basil
  • Basswood
  • Baybee
  • Bea
  • Bea Arthur
  • Bea Good
  • Bea Mine
  • Bea Sting
  • Bearding
  • Beatrice
  • Beatrix
  • Beattie
  • Bebop
  • Bee and Bee
  • Bee Balm
  • Bee Bole
  • Bee Escape
  • Bee Flat
  • Bee Gum
  • Bee Happy
  • Bee Kind
  • Bee Major
  • Bee Minor
  • Bee Positive
  • Bee Right Back
  • Bee Sharp
  • Bee Space
  • Bee Squad
  • Bee Street Station
  • Bee Suit
  • Bee Team
  • Bee Tree
  • Bee Yard
  • Bee Yourself
  • Bee's Knees
  • Beeanca
  • Beeatrix
  • Beebo
  • Beebread
  • Beecause
  • Beedazzle
  • Beedrill
  • Beefriend
  • Beegee
  • Beeginner

B, continued

  • Beegonia
  • Beeguile
  • Beehave
  • Beehemoth
  • Beehold
  • Beelieve
  • Beelinda
  • Beeline
  • Beeloved
  • Beelzebee
  • Beenjamin
  • Beeper
  • Beeswax
  • Beeswax Betty
  • Beeswing
  • Beethoven
  • Beeutiful
  • Beeverly Hills
  • Beeware
  • Beewilder
  • Beewitched
  • Beeyonce
  • Beeyond
  • Beezley
  • Beezus
  • Beowulf
  • Bergamot
  • Bernadette
  • Bertie Bee
  • Bessie
  • Betsy
  • Bettina
  • Bhramara
  • Bhramari
  • Bienchen
  • Biene
  • Big Eyes
  • Bigfella
  • Bij
  • Bird's Foot
  • Bizz
  • Bizzy
  • Black Bee
  • Black Locust
  • Black-Eyed Susan
  • Blackberry
  • Blanket Flower
  • Blazing Star
  • Bloom
  • Bloomhugger
  • Blossom
  • Blossomby
  • Blue Banded
  • Blue Gum
  • Blue Orchard
  • Bluebell

B, continued

  • Blueberry
  • Blunder
  • Bobbin
  • Bochet
  • Bombalina
  • Bombi
  • Bombo
  • Bombolina
  • Bombus
  • Borage
  • Boudica
  • Bounce
  • Bourdon
  • Bower
  • Braggot
  • Bramble
  • Brood
  • Broodmother
  • Bubilas
  • Buckfast
  • Buckwheat
  • Buff Tail
  • Bumble
  • Bumblebea
  • Bumblebee
  • Bumbleberry
  • Bumblebert
  • Bumblebeth
  • Bumbleford
  • Bumbleknees
  • Bumbleroot
  • Bumbles
  • Bumbleton
  • Bumblewick
  • Bumpkin
  • Bungle
  • Busy Bee
  • Butes
  • Buttercup
  • Buttermilk
  • Butterscotch
  • Button
  • Buttonbush
  • Buzz
  • Buzz Aldrin
  • Buzz Lightyear
  • Buzzabelle
  • Buzzby
  • Buzzella
  • Buzzer
  • Buzzette
  • Buzzingham Palace
  • Buzzington
  • Buzzword
  • Buzzworthy
  • Buzzy

C: 60 names

  • Cactus Bee
  • Cadet
  • Calendula
  • Canary
  • Canola
  • Cape Bee
  • Cappings
  • Captain Comb
  • Captain Nap
  • Caramel
  • Carnica
  • Carniolan
  • Carob
  • Carpenter
  • Catch the Buzz
  • Catkin
  • Catmint
  • Ceanothus
  • Cell Cleaner
  • Centris
  • Cerana
  • Ceratina
  • Chak Chak
  • Cherry Blossom
  • Chestnut
  • Chicory
  • Childeric
  • Chouchen
  • Chubby
  • Cinnamon
  • Citrine
  • Clementine
  • Cleopatra
  • Clover
  • Cloverleaf
  • Clovernose
  • Cluster
  • Colletes
  • Colmena
  • Comb
  • Combee
  • Combelot
  • Combing Soon
  • Combsworth
  • Comfrey
  • Coneflower
  • Corbicula
  • Cordovan
  • Cornflower
  • Cornuta
  • Cosmos
  • Cotoneaster
  • Countess Clover
  • Crabapple
  • Cranberry
  • Crocus
  • Crumpet
  • Cuckoo Bee
  • Cup Plant
  • Cyser

D: 45 names

  • Dadant
  • Daffodil
  • Dahlia
  • Daisy
  • Daisydiver
  • Dame Honeycomb
  • Dandelion
  • Dart
  • Dasypoda
  • Dawdle
  • Dearth
  • Debbie
  • Deborah
  • Debs
  • Delphic Bee
  • Deseret
  • Devorah
  • Devra
  • Dewsipper
  • Dido
  • Digger
  • Dilly Dally
  • Dipper
  • Dizzy
  • Doodlebug
  • Doolittle
  • Doorkeeper
  • Dorsata
  • Dot
  • Dowager
  • Driftwing
  • Drizzle
  • Dronathan
  • Drone
  • Dronebert
  • Drowsy
  • Drumble
  • Duchess
  • Duchess Dandelion
  • Dumbledore
  • Dustmop
  • Dustywing
  • Dvash
  • Dvora
  • Dzierzon

E: 12 names

  • Easy Does It
  • Echinacea
  • Echium
  • Elderflower
  • Elizabeth
  • Empress
  • Ephesus
  • Erle
  • Eucalyptus
  • Eucera
  • Euglossa
  • Ezti

F: 43 names

  • Fairy Bee
  • Fanner
  • Favus
  • Fennel
  • Festoon
  • Field Bean
  • Field Bee
  • Figwort
  • Firethorn
  • Fireweed
  • Fizzwing
  • Fizzy
  • Flappy
  • Flavia
  • Flick
  • Flicka
  • Flight Deck
  • Flighty
  • Flip
  • Flit
  • Florea
  • Flower Bee
  • Flowerbed
  • Fluffernutter
  • Fluffy
  • Flutter
  • Forager
  • Fort Forage
  • Foundation
  • Foxglove
  • Frame
  • Freckle
  • Freeloader
  • Frizzy
  • Fuddle
  • Furball
  • Fuzz
  • Fuzzball
  • Fuzzle
  • Fuzzpants
  • Fuzzwick
  • Fuzzy
  • Fuzzybutt

G: 23 names

  • Gallberry
  • Gamboge
  • Georgics
  • Gilda
  • Gilly
  • Ginger
  • Glimmerwing
  • Gloriana
  • Glossa
  • Gobnait
  • Goldbottom
  • Golden Hour Hive
  • Goldenrod
  • Goldie
  • Goldilocks
  • Goldwing
  • Gooseberry
  • Grape Hyacinth
  • Grub
  • Grubby
  • Guard
  • Guinevere
  • Gwenyn

H: 90 names

  • Hachi
  • Hachimitsu
  • Hairy Foot
  • Halictus
  • Halo
  • Halva
  • Hatshepsut
  • Hawthorn
  • Hayfield
  • Heater
  • Heather
  • Her Grace
  • Her Hiveness
  • Her Majesty
  • Herb Bed
  • Hex
  • Hexa
  • Hexagon
  • Hexie
  • Hexley
  • Hibiscus
  • Highness
  • Hippolyta
  • Hive Central
  • Hive Five
  • Hive Got This
  • Hive Hopes
  • Hive Jinks
  • Hive Mind
  • Hive Number Nine
  • Hive Stand
  • Hive Sweet Hive
  • Hive Talkin
  • Hive Tool
  • Hokey Pokey
  • Holly
  • Hollyhock
  • Honey
  • Honey Bea
  • Honey Bunch
  • Honey I'm Home
  • Honey Nut
  • Honey Pie
  • Honeybee
  • Honeybee Hannah

H, continued

  • Honeybun
  • Honeycake
  • Honeycomb
  • Honeycrisp
  • Honeydew
  • Honeydripper
  • Honeydrop
  • Honeyflow
  • Honeyglow
  • Honeyhop
  • Honeymoon
  • Honeypot
  • Honeystripe
  • Honeysuckle
  • Honeywhisker
  • Honeywood
  • Honeywort
  • Honig
  • Honigbiene
  • Honung
  • Hopper
  • Horn Face
  • House Bee
  • Housekeeper
  • Hover
  • Huber
  • Hum
  • Humbee
  • Humblebee
  • Humbug
  • Humdinger
  • Humdrum
  • Hummel
  • Hummer
  • Hummingbee
  • Humsley
  • Hunaja
  • Hunny
  • Hunny Bunny
  • Hutch
  • Hybla
  • Hydromel
  • Hylaeus
  • Hymettus
  • Hyssop

I: 8 names

  • Imker
  • Imme
  • Infanta
  • Inner Cover
  • Innisfree
  • Ironbark
  • Ironweed
  • Ivy

J: 9 names

  • Jamun
  • Jarrah
  • Jitter
  • Joe Pye
  • Johnny Bee Goode
  • Joy
  • July
  • June
  • Junebug

K: 11 names

  • Kamahi
  • Kanuka
  • Karri
  • Kiawe
  • Killer Bee
  • Kitchen Garden
  • Knapweed
  • Knotweed
  • Konigin
  • Kovan
  • Kvasir

L: 45 names

  • Lady Larkspur
  • Lady Lavender
  • Lady Nectar
  • Lammas
  • Landing Board
  • Langstroth
  • Larva
  • Lasioglossum
  • Late Riser
  • Lavandin
  • Lavender
  • Layabout
  • Lazybones
  • Leadplant
  • Leafcutter
  • Leatherwood
  • Lebah
  • Lebkuchen
  • Lehua
  • Lekach
  • Lemon
  • Lemon Balm
  • Let It Bee
  • Lignaria
  • Ligustica
  • Lilac
  • Linden
  • Ling
  • Lissa
  • Little Gold Factory
  • Loafer
  • Lollygag
  • Long Horn
  • Longan
  • Longest Day
  • Loop
  • Lord Loaf
  • Lord Nectar
  • Lotus
  • Loukoumades
  • Lounger
  • Lucerne
  • Lumber
  • Lungwort
  • Lupine

M: 73 names

  • Mab
  • Macadamia
  • Madam Buzz
  • Madhu
  • Madu
  • Maeterlinck
  • Maharani
  • Mahonia
  • Majesty
  • Mallow
  • Manuka
  • Manzanita
  • Maple
  • Marigold
  • Marjoram
  • Marmalade
  • Marquise
  • Marri
  • Mason
  • Maya
  • Maytime
  • Mead
  • Meadow
  • Meadowfoam
  • Meadowskimmer
  • Meadowsweet
  • Medovik
  • Medved
  • Megachile
  • Meli
  • Melia
  • Melilot
  • Melina
  • Melinda
  • Melipona
  • Melisande

M, continued

  • Melissa
  • Melisseus
  • Melissodes
  • Melita
  • Mellie
  • Mellifera
  • Mellifluous
  • Mellona
  • Mellow Fellow
  • Melody
  • Melomakarona
  • Melomel
  • Mesi
  • Mesquite
  • Metheglin
  • Midus
  • Miel
  • Miele
  • Mielle
  • Miere
  • Milkweed
  • Millefiori
  • Millicent
  • Millie
  • Mind Your Beeswax
  • Miner
  • Miod
  • Missy
  • Mitsu
  • Mitsubachi
  • Modomnoc
  • Molasses
  • Monarda
  • Mooch
  • Moss Carder
  • Mountain Mint
  • Mustard Flower

N: 34 names

  • Nahla
  • Naptime
  • Narbonne
  • Nasonov
  • Nasturtium
  • Nectar
  • Nectar of the Gods
  • Nectarbelle
  • Nectarflow
  • Nectarine
  • Nectarkin
  • Nectarnose
  • Nectarose
  • Nectary
  • Needle
  • Nefertiti
  • Neon Cuckoo
  • Nettie
  • New Honeyton
  • Newbee
  • Nibbles
  • Nomada
  • Nomia
  • Nonnette
  • Noonday
  • Nougat
  • Nuc
  • Nucleus
  • Nugget
  • Nuptial Flight
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Nettle
  • Nutmeg
  • Nyuki

O: 11 names

  • Obee Wan
  • Ocelli
  • Ochre
  • Oil Bee
  • Old Faithful Hive
  • Orange Blossom
  • Orchard House
  • Orchid Bee
  • Oregano
  • Osmia
  • Oxymel

P: 49 names

  • Packer
  • Pain d'Epices
  • Palmetto
  • Panal
  • Pantaloon
  • Panurgus
  • Partridge Pea
  • Pasieka
  • Pasteli
  • Pchelka
  • Peachfuzz
  • Peanut
  • Penstemon
  • Perdita
  • Petal
  • Petalhopper
  • Phacelia
  • Phoebee
  • Pinstripe
  • Pip
  • Piping
  • Plan Bee
  • Plasterer
  • Plush
  • Pohutukawa
  • Pollen
  • Pollen My Leg
  • Pollenetta
  • Pollenpaws
  • Pollenpocket
  • Pollenpuff
  • Pom Pom
  • Poppy
  • Posy
  • Potting Shed
  • Praline
  • Prickle
  • Princess Pollen
  • Proboscis
  • Professor Pollen
  • Propolis
  • Psithyrus
  • Pudge
  • Puffball
  • Pumpkin
  • Pupa
  • Pussy Willow
  • Pyment
  • Pythia

Q: 18 names

  • Quacking
  • Queen Apiana
  • Queen Bee
  • Queen Cage
  • Queen Cell
  • Queen Cup
  • Queen Excluder
  • Queen Hexandra
  • Queen Isolde
  • Queen Mab
  • Queen Mellora
  • Queen Mother
  • Queen Titania
  • Queen's Court
  • Queen's Landing
  • Queenie
  • Queenright
  • Quinby

R: 22 names

  • Raspberry
  • Rata
  • Receiver
  • Red Gum
  • Red Tail
  • Redbud
  • Regina
  • Reina
  • Resin Bee
  • Retinue
  • Rewarewa
  • Rhapsody in Bee
  • Robber
  • Rock Bee
  • Rockrose
  • Rosemary
  • Round Dance
  • Rowan
  • Royal Jelly
  • Ruche
  • Rudbeckia
  • Rusty Patch

S: 99 names

  • Sabeena
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sainfoin
  • Salvia
  • Samar
  • Scabious
  • Scepter
  • Scissor Bee
  • Scopa
  • Scout
  • Scout Sorrel
  • Sedum
  • Seillean
  • Self Heal
  • Sentinel
  • Serviceberry
  • Shahad
  • Sharp Tail
  • Shelbee
  • Sherbet
  • Sherlock
  • Shrill Carder
  • Sidr
  • Sima
  • Sipper
  • Sir Buzzalot
  • Sir Naps
  • Sister City
  • Six Sides
  • Skep
  • Skepsie
  • Skipper
  • Skippy
  • Slouch
  • Slugabed
  • Slumgum
  • Smoker
  • Snapdragon
  • Snuffle
  • Sol
  • Solara
  • Soleil
  • Sourwood
  • South Wall
  • Spark
  • Sparkle
  • Sparky
  • Spearmint

S, continued

  • Spelling Bee
  • Spicebush
  • Spike
  • Sponge Candy
  • Squash Bee
  • Squeak
  • Squeeze Bear
  • Sting
  • Stingapore
  • Stingbury
  • Stinger
  • Stingle Bells
  • Stingless
  • Stringybark
  • Stripe
  • Stripey
  • Stripeysocks
  • Struffoli
  • Stumble
  • Sugar
  • Sugarbag
  • Sugarplum
  • Sulla
  • Sumac
  • Summer
  • Sun Compass
  • Sun Hive
  • Sunbeam
  • Sunbee
  • Sunday Flyer
  • Sundozer
  • Sunflower
  • Sunflower Sue
  • Sunniva
  • Sunny
  • Sunny Side Apiary
  • Sunpatch
  • Sunshine
  • Super
  • Supersedure
  • Swammerdam
  • Swarm
  • Swarm and Fuzzy
  • Sweat Bee
  • Sweet as Can Bee
  • Sweet Pea
  • Sweet Retreat
  • Sweetwing
  • Swirl
  • Syrup

T: 54 names

  • Taffy
  • Talh
  • Tangerine
  • Tansy
  • Tawari
  • Tea Tree
  • Teasel
  • Teddy Bear Bee
  • Teiglach
  • Tej
  • Telling the Bees
  • Ten Frame Tower
  • Terrestris
  • Tetragonula
  • The Bee Hotel
  • The Buzz Stop
  • The Comb Dome
  • The Drip Drop
  • The Gold Mine
  • The Golden Skep
  • The Great Gatsbee
  • The Hexagon Inn
  • The Hum Drum Club
  • The Humming House
  • The Long Hum
  • The Sugar Shack
  • The Swarm Dorm
  • The Wax Works
  • Thistle
  • Thousand Sisters
  • Thriae
  • Thrumbelina
  • Thrumble
  • Thyme
  • Tickle
  • Tickseed
  • Tiny
  • Tizzy
  • To Bee or Not
  • Toffee
  • Tooting
  • Top Bar
  • Topaz
  • Treacle
  • Trefoil
  • Tremble
  • Trigona
  • Tsarina
  • Tulip Poplar
  • Tupelo
  • Turron
  • Twinkle
  • Twirl
  • Twitch

U: 3 names

  • Ulmo
  • Unbeelievable
  • Undertaker

V: 14 names

  • Vcela
  • Veil
  • Velvet
  • Velvetbelly
  • Velveteen
  • Verbena
  • Vespiquen
  • Vetch
  • Victoria
  • Violacea
  • Viper's Bugloss
  • Virgil
  • Vitamin Bee
  • Von Frisch

W: 38 names

  • Wabe
  • Waffle
  • Waggle
  • Wagglebottom
  • Wagglesworth
  • Wanna Bee
  • Warm Stone
  • Warre
  • Washboard
  • Water Carrier
  • Water White
  • Wax
  • Waxley
  • Waxminster Abbey
  • Waxwing
  • Waxy
  • Wee Bee
  • What's the Buzz
  • Whirl
  • White Tail
  • Whizz
  • Wiggle
  • Wild Cherry
  • Wild Corner
  • Wild Indigo
  • Wildflower
  • Willow
  • Willy
  • Windowbox
  • Winglet
  • Wings
  • Wingtip
  • Winter Aconite
  • Winter Bee
  • Wisteria
  • Wool Carder
  • Worker
  • Worker of the Month

X: 3 names

  • Xanthe
  • Xunan Kab
  • Xylocopa

Y: 3 names

  • Yakgwa
  • Yarrow
  • Yellow

Z: 17 names

  • Zag
  • Zeidler
  • Zephyr
  • Ziggy
  • Zigzag
  • Zinnia
  • Zip
  • Zippity
  • Zippy
  • Zizzle
  • Zombee
  • Zoom
  • Zooma
  • Zoomer
  • Zosima
  • Zumzum
  • Zuzu