beehive

noun

bee·hive | \ ˈbē-ˌhīv

Definition of beehive

1 : hive sense 1

2 : something resembling a hive for bees: such as

a : a scene of crowded activity

b : a woman's hairdo that is conical in shape

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The office was a beehive of activity. wearing her hair in a beehive

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Buy Photo Every few days, Sam Torres heads to Glen Foerd in Northeast Philadelphia to check his beehives. — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, "Philly millennials are buzzing about beekeeping," 11 July 2018 According to Inhabitat, there are 3.5 million fewer beehives in the United States than there were in 1947, a frightening decline given bees pollinate one out of every three bites of food. — Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, "People Are Hanging Beehives on Their Walls Like Picture Frames," 24 May 2018 Read More: Bees in the D’s mission, according to its website, is to promote conservation through education and build a network of beehives in Detroit and southeast Michigan. — Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, "Downtown Detroit's newest sweet spot: Beehives installed on rooftop," 26 Apr. 2018 Torres said that the way farming has changed over the years has affected beehives. — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, "Philly millennials are buzzing about beekeeping," 11 July 2018 An article last Wednesday about a Maryland agricultural official who is training dogs to detect bacteria harmful to beehives misstated the breed of one dog, Mack. — New York Times, "Corrections: July 11, 2018," 10 July 2018 What are the challenges and perks about this beehive? — Discover Magazine, "One-on-One with Executive Chef Kevin Erving," 6 July 2018 Their small farm is home cattle, pigs, lamb and other animals — and tens of millions of bees in 600 beehives. — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, "Why are these 250,000 bees hanging out on this sweet Downtown Boise rooftop?," 11 July 2018 An avid outdoorsman, the Cincinnati Bengals’ director of player relations spent a fourth of July holiday weekend at a friend’s farm five summers ago and noticed several beehives. — Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "How, and why, a former Cincinnati Bengals running back turned into a beekeeper," 9 July 2018

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