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kittypal
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What is the source of Bee in spelling bee, quilting bee, etc..? Smile
 
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Lydia
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The word refers to a get together for a purpose, it has nothing to do with the "honey bug"...but the source I hadn't a clue, so I did a search myself and found the following site:

Where did the term spelling bee come from?
 
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