Honey Bee (song)

"Honey Bee" is a song written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton.

Explaining that "Honey Bee" was written specifically for Shelton, Akins said of the song, "We didn't even think we'd demo it because we figured nobody on earth would cut it but Blake.

[6] The video features Shelton stopping at a roadside stand, where a sweetly-attractive young woman (portrayed by Amra Silajdžić) is selling honey and other related products.

Totally smitten with the lady's lovely "innocent country girl" features and warm pleasant manner, Shelton purchases a jar of "Tupelo Honey" from the seller.

[8] C. M. Wilcox of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs down, saying that the lyrics were written in a "repetitive, fill-in-the-blank structure," and criticized Shelton for recording "ear catching but substantively bankrupt country boy hokum.

This entry makes him the highest-debuting male country artist on the Hot 100 since Garth Brooks (recording as Chris Gaines) debuted at number five in September 1999 with "Lost in You".