none of your bees-wax. Haha!

Although its only modern usage is in spelling bee, the word bee has historically been used to describe a get-together where a specific action is being carried out, like a husking bee, a quilting bee, or an apple bee. Its etymology is unclear but possibly derived from the Old English word bēn for prayer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_bee

napoleon chose the bee emblem for the reason that he was always busy reading books, studying like a worker bee. thats my guess

One theory is that "bee" is used because bees gather together so it is a gathering for a purpose like a quilting bee or a spelling bee.

1) "bee O.E. beo, from P.Gmc. *bion (cf. O.H.G. bia, M.Du. bie), possibly from PIE base *bhi- "quiver." Used metaphorically for "busy worker" since 1535. Sense of "meeting of neighbors to unite their labor for the benefit of one of their number," 1769, Amer.Eng., is from comparison to the social activity of the insect; this was extended to other senses (e.g. spelling bee, first attested 1809). Beehive is first attested c.1325; as a kind of hairstyle, 1960." Source and further information: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=bee&searchmode=none 2) "The origin of the word "bee" as used in "spelling bee" is unclear. "Bee" refers to "a gathering", where people join together in an activity. While the similarity between these human social gatherings and the social nature of bees is evident, recent thinking is that the origin of this sense of "bee" is related to the word "been". But the link between spelling and bees seems to reach some kind of historical exaltation in the work of under-celebrated natural history genius the Rev. Charls Butler, who combined the study of bees with early attempts to reform English spelling." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charls_Butler

and you sound tetched.

"What is the bee for?" I think its for the bee hind. Huh? Oh, sorry I misread it. The is an adjective and is before many other words.