Amongst the Tsalagi, it is said that when the Creator first sent us bees, they had no stingers, and  gave their honey to all. But  people got too greedy, and the  Creator gave the bees stingers to defend their hives.

In my FATE rpg setting inspired by the Native Tribes of the American Southeast, 'Emergence', there are giant bees who are fierce protectors of their hives...but can be negotiated with for honey.

sheet here https://www.patreon.com/posts/70870693