Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Honeybee \Hon"ey*bee`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and
   collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis
   mellifica}), the Italian bee ({A. ligustica}), and the
   Arabiab bee ({A. fasciata}). The two latter are by many
   entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive
   bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers
   (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile
   female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and
   a number of males or drones, are produced.

Source : WordNet®

honeybee
     n : social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
         [syn: {Apis mellifera}]