They have enlarged hind feet, branched or feathered body hairs, and generally a stinger. Honeybees and bumblebees are the most common. Bumblebees are larger and stronger than honeybees.
Bees are beneficial insects because they produce honey and pollinate crops.
The honeybee is very popular. It has been adopted by at least sixteen states as the state insect. Beekeepers are sometimes called apiarists. Solitary bees make their own small family nests. There are 10,0000 - 20,000 species of bee including many wasplike and flylike bees.