
While "beeline" has its earliest reference in 1830, the verbal phrase "line bees" is from no later than 1827 and seems to mean following bees through the environment so that you can steal their honey.

While "beeline" has its earliest reference in 1830, the verbal phrase "line bees" is from no later than 1827 and seems to mean following bees through the environment so that you can steal their honey.