What does "bee" mean?

In addition to the idiom beginning with bee, also see birds and the bees; busy as a beaver (bee); make a beeline for; none of one's business (beeswax).

See bee in WNW Idioms

have a bee in one's bonnet

  1. to be obsessed with one idea
  2. to be not quite sane

See bee in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

a bee in (one's) bonnet

  1. An impulsive, often eccentric turn of mind; a notion.
  2. An obsession.

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