Today’s letter Z is for Zebra Bees. What are zebra bees, you ask? Well, there is no such thing. However, there are no insect (or human!) body parts that start with the last letter of our alphabet. Much like the letter Y, there are also no bee genus or families that start with Z. So once again I have to find a word and relate it to bees.

It turns out that if you search for zebra bees on Google, you do in fact get some hits. On sites like bugguide.net, some folks have posted zebra-like bees and posited the question. It makes for a good Z word, but otherwise is completely fictitious.

Which is a real shame, as many bees do indeed have a zebra look to them. There are zebrafish, zebra sharks, zebra spiders, zebra beetles, even a zebra finch. But no zebra bee. Oh well. At least it completes our alphabet. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.

May you prosper and find honey.