 According to the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) , the term " bumblebee " was first recorded as having been used in the English language in the 1530 work <unk> by John <unk> , " I <unk> , as a <unk> bee <unk> . " However the OED also states that the term " <unk> " predates it , having first been used in 1450 in <unk> wyth Angle , " In <unk> the <unk> & the <unk> in the <unk> . " The latter term was used in A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( circa 1600 ) by William Shakespeare , " The <unk> @-@ bags <unk> from the humble Bees . " An old provincial name , " <unk> " , also denoted a buzzing insect such as a bumblebee or <unk> , " <unk> " probably imitating the sound of these insects , while " dor " meant " beetle " . In On the Origin of Species ( 1859 ) , Charles Darwin speculated about " humble @-@ bees " and their interactions with other species : 
