This is the 9187th most frequent Spanish word.
abejas
Bees.
Here, 'abejas' refers to the insect species and is used as the subject performing the actions in the sentence.
Las abejas producen miel en las colmenas.
Bees produce honey in hives.
In this sentence, 'abejas' again represents the insect species, specifically a collective group engaged in the activity of collecting nectar.
Observé un grupo de abejas trabajando para recolectar néctar.
I observed a group of bees working to collect nectar.
In this case, 'abejas' refers generally to the species as a whole and discusses their importance in ecological processes like pollination.