bee colony

• hiveBee dwelling structure
• swarmMass of moving insects
• queenMost powerful chess piece
• workerPerson who toils
• droneUnmanned flying machine

honeycomb · buzzing · nectar · pollen · wax · apiary · beekeeper · sting · hum · brood · waggle · honey · propolis · cells · cluster · forager · smoker · comb

• beeshoneybee, bumblebee, honeybees, queen bee, worker bee
• coloniescolony, ant colony, penal colony, British colony, French colony
• colonial organismscoral, Portuguese man o' war, bryozoan, sea pen, salp
• bee swarmingqueen bee, virgin queen
• beekeepingbeekeeping, apiculture, beehive, hive, apiary
• animal coloniesrookery, nesting colony, breeding colony, seabird colony, penguin colony