 Bumblebees appear as characters , often eponymously , in children 's books . The surname Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series ( 1997 – 2007 ) is an old name for bumblebee . J. K. Rowling said the name " seemed to suit the headmaster , because one of his passions is music and I imagined him walking around humming to himself " . Among the many books for younger children are Bumble the Bee by Yvon <unk> and Tony Neal ( 2014 ) ; Bertie Bumble Bee by K. I. Al @-@ Ghani ( 2012 ) ; Ben the Bumble Bee : How do bees make honey ? by <unk> <unk> ( 2015 ) ; Bumble Bee Bob Has a Big Butt by Papa Campbell ( 2012 ) ; Buzz , Buzz , Buzz ! Went Bumble @-@ bee by Colin West ( 1997 ) ; Bumble Bee by Margaret Wise Brown ( 2000 ) ; How the Bumble Came to Bee by Paul and Ella Quarry ( 2012 ) ; The Adventures of Professor Bumble and the Bumble Bees by Stephen <unk> ( 2010 ) . Among Beatrix Potter 's " little books " , <unk> Bumble and other members of her nest appear in The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse ( 1910 ) . 
