Definitions by holladiewaldfee

bee's knees 

Bee's knees means the best, as bees carry pollen in little baskets located on its midsegments of their legs.

In Cockney rhyming slang it is said to mean "business"

A: "How did your exams go?"
B: "I'm the bee's knees"

bee's knees by holladiewaldfee April 10, 2006