plural beehives
1
: hive sense 1
In the spring, two young grizzly bears, just out of a winter's sleep, … knocked over a half-dozen commercial beehives and fed on the honey and larvae within.—
Jim Robbins
Jim Robbins2
: something resembling a hive for bees: such as
a
: a scene of crowded activity
… a beehive of growling trucks, riverboats laden with supplies, helicopters and airplanes buzzing overhead …—National Geographic
National Geographic
b
: a woman's hairstyle that is conical in shape
She is about sixty-five with hair white as spun sugar, piled up in a beehive hairdo that has been out of style for twenty years.—W. P. Kinsella
W. P. Kinsella
beehive
adjective
Examples of beehive in a Sentence
The office was a beehive of activity.
wearing her hair in a beehive
Recent Examples on the Web
Meet the 'Grippers.' Setup a beehive in your backyard
There's lot of benefits to keeping bees, from sweet honey, to beeswax that's all yours to mind.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The arrangement is reminiscent of a beehive’s division of labor, in which the insects split the work of gathering nectar, tending to larvae and scouting new locations for the hive to move to.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Rihanna showed off her new hair color in a beehive with a sweeping fringe.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
The set includes five dolls, one bunny, a bike, a beehive, and lots of other extras.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
Owen Finnie and Matthew Elmes at Maiden Castle Farm, with an AI beehive.
—Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Adults can build Winnie the Pooh’s beautiful treehouse, with beehives in the greenery and realistic details of the home.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
There the researchers found what appeared to be a granary, a beehive or globular-shaped hole in the ground typically built to store grain or corn.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Wooden beehives in countryside Getty Images In the other direction, the Arlara and Col Alto lift dispatches weary hikers to La Perla, Italian in name.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The arrangement is reminiscent of a beehive’s division of labor, in which the insects split the work of gathering nectar, tending to larvae and scouting new locations for the hive to move to.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Rihanna showed off her new hair color in a beehive with a sweeping fringe.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
The set includes five dolls, one bunny, a bike, a beehive, and lots of other extras.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
Owen Finnie and Matthew Elmes at Maiden Castle Farm, with an AI beehive.
—Frankie Adkins, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Adults can build Winnie the Pooh’s beautiful treehouse, with beehives in the greenery and realistic details of the home.
—Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
There the researchers found what appeared to be a granary, a beehive or globular-shaped hole in the ground typically built to store grain or corn.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Wooden beehives in countryside Getty Images In the other direction, the Arlara and Col Alto lift dispatches weary hikers to La Perla, Italian in name.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Beehive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beehive. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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