hive
Where drones dwell
A hive is a structure where bees live and store honey, either natural or man-made for beekeeping.
The word extends to any place teeming with activity: The office was a hive of activity.
To hive is to gather into a hive.
To hive off is to separate from a larger group, especially when a business unit becomes independent: They hived off the software division.
Winged pollinators
- beekeeperOne who tends hives
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- workerPerson who toils
larvae · brood · smoker · veil · frames · supers · extractor · apiarist
Most powerful chess piece
- workersPeople doing jobs
- dronesUnmanned aerial vehicles
- swarmMass of moving insects
- broodHatchlings as a group
larvae · pupa · foragers · pheromones · caste · absconding · queenless · overwintering
Honeycomb building material
- hexagonSix-sided closed figure
- cellsBasic biological units
- combToothed grooming implement
- nectarFloral sugar water
pollen · propolis · cap · foundation · capping
Mass of moving insects
- clusterGathered group nearby
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- superorganismUnified colonial entity
- collectiveJointly organized group
mass · throng · multitude · crowd · congregation · assemblage · gathering
Domed wicker beehive
- superOutstanding or above
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- entrancePoint of access
Low vibrating hum
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
fanning · festooning · capping · robbing · bearding
Divided and given out
- nodesPoints of connection
- clusterGathered group nearby
- meshInterlocking open weave
- decentralizedLacking single authority
Energetic noisy activity
- activityEngagement in doing
- productivityOutput relative to input
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
efficiency · coordination · industriousness · organized · communal · collaborative · tireless · methodical
bees
Winged pollinators
worker · larvae · brood · smoker · veil · frames · supers · extractor · apiarist · apiculture
queen
Most powerful chess piece
brood · larvae · pupa · foragers · pheromones · caste · absconding · queenless · overwintering · split
beeswax
Honeycomb building material
swarm
Mass of moving insects
- clusterGathered group nearby
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- superorganismUnified colonial entity
collective · mass · throng · multitude · crowd · congregation · assemblage · gathering
skep
Domed wicker beehive
- superOutstanding or above
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- foundationUnderlying support structure
buzzing
Low vibrating hum
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
pollination · fanning · festooning · capping · robbing · bearding
distributed
Divided and given out
decentralized · interconnected · peer-to-peer · crowdsourcing
bustle
Energetic noisy activity
- activityEngagement in doing
- productivityOutput relative to input
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
cooperation · efficiency · coordination · industriousness · organized · communal · collaborative · tireless · methodical
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, lair, roost
- food sourcesfarm, farmer, farms, ocean, rancher
- nestsmud nest, robin nest, owl nest, hummingbird nest, woven
- sheltersshelter, tent, hut, igloo, burrow
- insect habitatsanthill, nest, cocoon, chrysalis, termite mound
- beekeepingbeekeeping, apiculture, apiary, apiaries, apiarist
- hive mindUnified group consciousness
- bee hiveInsect colony dwelling
- backyard hive
- hives of activityExtremely busy locations
- hive mentality
- hive queenColony's reproductive female leader