bee hive
Colony's wax dwelling
A beehive is a structure where honeybees live and store honey, either a natural cavity or a box maintained by beekeepers.
The characteristic stacked shape appears in beehive hairdos—tall, rounded styles popular in the 1960s.
A place full of activity may be called a beehive of industry.
Also spelled as two words: bee hive.
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
- swarmMass of moving insects
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- waxPliable waterproof substance
buzzing sound · honey · royal jelly · colony · drone · worker · apiary · nectar · pollen · sting · hexagon · cells · smoker · propolis · brood · comb · humming · golden
- animal coloniesrookery, nesting colony, breeding colony, seabird colony, penguin colony
- nestsmud nest, robin nest, owl nest, hummingbird nest, woven
- pet enclosurescage, crate, kennel, habitat, pen
- social insectsworkers, colony, queen, nest, brood
- microhabitatsmicrohabitat, tree hollows, tide pool, rock crevices, leaf litter
- superorganismsant colony, ant colonies, termite colony, Portuguese man-of-war, army ants
organizational structure
bee hiveghost town
Deserted former inhabited place
dead zone · graveyard · morgue · wasteland · abandoned building