Bees was a member of the
San Jose SaberCats of the AFL in 1999. Bees was selected by the AFL's
Oklahoma Wranglers in the 2000 Expansion Draft. Bees played for the
Richmond Speed of the
af2 from 2000 to 2002. He completed 262 of 502 pass attempts for 3,579 yards and 73 touchdowns while helping the Speed to
ArenaCup II. He joined Richmond midway through the 2000 season and guided team to a 7-2 record after the Speed had gone 0-7. Bees started all 34 wins in Speed history and owned a 34-13 record as Richmond's starter. Bees signed with the San Jose SaberCats on January 16, 2003. He was released by the SaberCats on April 16 and signed to the team's practice squad on April 18, 2003. Bees was signed by the
Buffalo Destroyers off the San Jose SaberCats' practice squad on April 25, 2003. He started the Destroyers' final four games of the
2003 season. Bees was traded to the
Las Vegas Gladiators on November 19, 2003. He was released by the Gladiators on January 27, 2004. Bees played for the
Tulsa Talons of the af2 in 2004. He made the National Conference All-af2 Second Team. He played first game with the Talons on May 8 against the
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings. Since then, the Talons recorded 12 wins, 11 consecutive, and one loss. He became a member of the 200/10,000 Club for af2 with 227 touchdown passes and 11,688 yards on August 4, 2004. As of August 6, 2004, Bees was ranked second in pass rating with a 118.7 rating. Bees was
offensive coordinator and starting quarterback for the
Billings Mavericks of the NIFL, helping them to the first round of the playoffs. ==Coaching career==