The letter “B” should not be confused with a “bee,” but there are jokes. “I failed my apiary exam. I did an impression of a wasp and got B-” was posted on Twitter by Simon Whiteside on May 16, 2011. “My exam results are in; I got a B in my Apiary” was posted on Twitter by Alistair Walker on August 16, 2012.
“I recently took my apiary exams. I got a B” was posted on Twitter by Gary Delaney on September 30, 2020.
“You got stung by a bee? Why didn’t you get stung by an A?” is another “bee”/“B” joke.
Wiktionary: apiary
Noun
apiary (plural apiaries)
1. A place where bees and their hives are kept.
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Simon Whiteside
@cyberdonkey
Replying to @wandywatson
@wandywatson I failed my apiary exam. I did an impression of a wasp and got B-
3:07 PM · May 16, 2011·Twitter for iPad
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Alistair Walker
@8ballali
Replying to @TonyCowards
@TonyCowards Naughty mr Cowards. U doing a Cheggers?
Sandy Footwells @SandyFootwells
My exam results are in; I got a B in my Apiary.
5:04 AM · Aug 16, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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David
@EdKiernan
Took my Apiary Exam today.
I got a B
1:26 PM · Jun 13, 2013·Twitter Web Client
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Rocky Rocastle
@Westbank123
It seems that @RudjyB is as clever as a chap with two heads, having achieved the following results in his Apiary exams : 343 B’s.
4:38 AM · Aug 22, 2013·Twitter for Android
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Trevor Hancock
@trevor_hancock
Just got the results from my apiary exam last week. I got a B.
5:07 PM · May 6, 2014·Twitter Web Client
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Do The White Thing
@DoTheWhiteThing
Bother I only got a B in my Apiary exam #alevelresults #alevels
5:26 AM · Aug 14, 2014 from Mons, Belgium·Twitter for iPhone
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George Hrab
@GeorgeHrab
I just got my apiary exam back. I got a B.
6:47 PM · Oct 31, 2014·Twitter for iPad
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Neil Wellington
@wildwellie
Great news, in my apiary exams I got a B. #badjokethursday
3:58 AM · Oct 20, 2016 from Clevedon, England·Twitter for Android
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Tim J Deane
@TimothyDeane
@RoveriSandy @MrTrembly
Exam success. I got a B in apiary.
4:51 AM · Aug 23, 2018·Twitter for Android
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Gary Delaney
@GaryDelaney
I recently took my apiary exams. I got a B.
8:37 AM · Sep 30, 2020·Twitter Web App
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