Most surely is "2)normal bees...". Also it's written at the beginning of the article that this parasite modifies the usual habits of a bee. And also a parasite loves living bodies, because is a parasite; so the "zombie bees" is just a metaphor.
It would have been way much better if, you sir, would have stop to the first line; there's no need for a new game, as thoughts of replaying the old one is still hunting me.