| SAWFLY | Cousin to a bee or a wasp |
| HYMENOPTERAN | A bee or a wasp, maybe (12) |
| ROYALTY | The power or status of a Regina or a Rex; members of said sovereigns' families collectively; a queen bee; or, a payment to an author or inventor (7) |
| STINGER | A venom-injecting part of a bee or wasp; a cocktail of brandy and creme de menthe; or, a painful blow (7) |
| NURSE | Member of a healthcare profession pioneered by Florence Nightingale; a worker bee; or, a tree that protects a young plant (5) |
| STING | A bite from a bee or wasp (5) |
| STUNG | Attacked by a bee or wasp |
| HOVERFLY | Black and yellow insect, like a bee or wasp (8) |
| BASKET | A woven container such as a creel for fish, hamper for picnic food, punnet for strawberries, skep for bees or a trug for garden produce (6) |
| DRONE | Male of the honey bee; or, a "UAV" (5) |
| HUMOROUS | Sounds like a bee or duck you and me find amusing (8) |
| OBESE | So, to a bee it appears to be too fat? (5) |
| BALM | An aromatic substance; a fragrant salve; a pleasant odour; a lemonscented herb whose genus, Melissa, means "honey bee" or, anything that comforts, heals, restores or soothes (4) |
| BETACAROTENE | Nutrient could be supplied by nectar to a bee |
| YOW | Reaction to a bee sting |
| WASP | Insect similar to a bee |
| BENE | Pay special attention to a bee tone, perhaps (4, 4) |
| OUCH | Response to a bee sting? |
| BUZZ | The hum of bees or of voices in conversation; a euphoric rush; an atmosphere of excitement; or, a whispered rumour or report (4) |
| SEEDS | Pollen grains stick to a bees body and when it lands on another flower of the same type, these grains rub off and fertilize the flower causing it to make ___ |
