husking bee vs bee

husking bee and bee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
husking bee	Yes	No	No	No
bee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bee is a hypernym of husking bee; that is, bee is a word with a broader meaning than husking bee:

husking bee: a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn
bee: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

husking bee (noun)	bee (noun)
a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn	any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
	a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions