beehive
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Their beehive tents were scattered across a stony valley. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Going Off-Grid in Namibia," 21 Dec. 2018 Recently, the result of more than 1,000 sustainability pledges from the community led the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club to donate $100,000 toward solar panels, beehives, a compost tea system and five cisterns at the conservatory. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "Oak Park Conservatory celebrates 90th anniversary," 25 June 2019 The food from the Javits Center — which already harvests honey from beehives on the roof of its original section — could be consumed within 200 feet of where it was grown. — James Barron, New York Times, "From a Convention Center’s Roof, ‘Walk-Off Vegetables’," 24 June 2018 The baobab had short sticks jammed into its trunk, forming a perilous ladder that the Hadza climbed to raid beehives. — WSJ, "Hunting in Tanzania the Way Our Earliest Ancestors Did," 9 Oct. 2018 This applies whether the dog is looking for contraband cellphones and drugs in prison cells, or foulbrood in beehives. — New York Times, "With a Sniff and a Signal, These Dogs Hunt Down Threats to Bees," 3 July 2018 Since 2013, three beehives—housing 60,000 bees each—have been kept on Notre-Dame Cathedral's roof. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The Bees Kept on Notre-Dame's Roof Survived the Fire," 19 Apr. 2019 Wasp nests tend to look papery and either like large upside-down cones or with open hexagonal sections, like beehives. — Korin Miller, SELF, "7 Tips to Prevent Bee and Wasp Stings When Exploring the Great Outdoors," 10 Oct. 2018 In the others, she can be seen posing with a teddy bear and a '60s beehive wig in front of a stormy background and smiling at the camera while a colorful coat floats behind her. — Evelyn Wang, Teen Vogue, "Kendall Jenner Posed Topless for Love Magazine," 7 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beehive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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