Specialization in bees may refer to

• Melittology, the scientific study of bees
• Beekeeping, the maintenance and use of bee colonies by other species
• Different castes of bees, such as workers, laying workers, queens, and drones
• Different behaviors of bees, such as polyethism (specialization in certain tasks) or task allocation and partitioning (how division of specialized labor is organized in the colony)