Eats Shoots and Leaves

[Greengage]

Ive just finished reading the above book, lots of it over my head, but here is the thing is it a Honeybee or Honey bee.

[prakel]

but here is the thing is it a Honeybee or Honey bee.

Jamie Ellis' National Honey Show video 'Honey Bees 4 Questions' is worth a watch:


https://youtu.be/fHtboH5jfvA

[Mellifera Crofter]

I haven't yet watched Prakel's video to see if the answer is in there, but from what I've read, entomologists prefer 'honey bee' and 'butterfly'. The reason is that a honey bee is a bee - so two words - whereas a butterfly isn't a fly - so, one word.

Kitta

[fatshark]

That's pretty-much the same explanation Jamie Ellis gives (I've not seen the film, but saw him talk in Edinburgh recently).

[Mellifera Crofter]

Like dragonfly and butterfly that are not flies, do you know of any insect with a name ending in 'bee' that's not a bee?
Kitta

[Kate Atchley]

Like dragonfly and butterfly that are not flies, do you know of any insect with a name ending in 'bee' that's not a bee?
Kitta

busybee ... expect some of those are insects?!