--- title: Internet Names University's Queen Bees 'Beeyoncé' and Bee McBeeface description: With the help of the Internet, the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has named two queen bees Beeyoncé and Bee McBeeface. canonical: https://time.com/4368934/queen-bee-named-after-beyonce/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-14T20:12:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:22.523Z og:title: A Queen Bee In Stockholm Was Just Named After Beyoncé and It's Perfect og:description: You're welcome, Bey Hive og:url: https://time.com/4368934/queen-bee-named-after-beyonce/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f8bca6256cad1f9/698897d4e20a87884da913b7/beyonce-bee-stockholm.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Beyonce "The Formation World Tour" - New York City og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Queen Bee In Stockholm Was Just Named After Beyoncé and It's Perfect twitter:description: You're welcome, Bey Hive twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f8bca6256cad1f9/698897d4e20a87884da913b7/beyonce-bee-stockholm.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Queen Bee In Stockholm Was Just Named After Beyoncé and It's Perfect  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 14, 2016 8:12 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Citi Field (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage For Parkwood Entertainment) NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Citi Field (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage For Parkwood Entertainment)Larry Busacca/PW—WireImage For Parkwood Entertain  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 14, 2016 8:12 PM UTC In news that will no doubt tickle the [Bey Hive](http://time.com/3912684/beyonce-vegan-fans-angry/), a queen bee residing at a Swedish University will be named [Beeyoncé](http://time.com/4210856/beyonce-formation-download-free-new-single-super-bowl-show/), after the other [Queen Bey](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/). [_ABC News_](http://abcnews.go.com/International/internet-names-universitys-queen-bees-bee-mcbeeface-beeyonce/story?id=39844265) reports that the name came as a result from an online poll put out by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, who asked the Internet for help to name their two queen bees at the campus’ two new bee hives. The name “Bee McBeeface” was the other winner alongside “Beeyoncé,” with the former winning 69 percent of the vote and the Beyoncé themed name clocking in at 16 percent. This isn’t the first time that Beyoncé has been honored as a namesake; in 2012, [a bee-like horsefly with a “golden booty”](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/beyonce-inspires-australian-researchers-all-time-diva-flies-honor-article-1.1005899) was named Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae after the [_Lemonade_ singer](http://time.com/4306335/beyonce-lemonade-questions/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4368934/queen-bee-named-after-beyonce/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4368934/queen-bee-named-after-beyonce/"},"headline":"A Queen Bee In Stockholm Was Just Named After Beyoncé and It's Perfect","datePublished":"2016-06-14T20:12:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:22.523Z","description":"Because, of course","url":"https://time.com/4368934/queen-bee-named-after-beyonce/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Bees","Beyonce","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f8bca6256cad1f9/698897d4e20a87884da913b7/beyonce-bee-stockholm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f8bca6256cad1f9/698897d4e20a87884da913b7/beyonce-bee-stockholm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - New York City","caption":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - New York City","creditText":"Larry Busacca/PW—WireImage For Parkwood Entertain","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4368934/queen-bee-named-after-beyonce/","name":"A Queen Bee In Stockholm Was Just Named After Beyoncé and It's Perfect"}}]}] ```