A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BEES

Sun, 18 Feb '24
Wax figures?
Thu, 29 Jun '23
Members of the genus Apis
Fri, 9 Jun '23
Some queens but not kings
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Some drones
Tue, 8 Nov '22
"Busy" ones
Wed, 1 Jun '22
Spell-offs
Mon, 30 May '22
Pollen gatherers
Sat, 16 Apr '22
Contests in which the competitors are eliminated one by one
Fri, 26 Nov '21
Queen's subjects
Tue, 8 Jun '21
Nectar collectors
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Humbugs?
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Honeybunch?