hive bee — noun : a domestic honeybee * * * hive bee noun The common honey producing bee, Apis mellifica • • • Main Entry: ↑hive * * * n. another term for honeybee … Useful english dictionary
hive bee — /ˈhaɪv bi/ (say huyv bee) noun → honey bee (def. 1) …
hive bee — noun see bee (sense 1) … English new terms dictionary
bee|hive — «BEE HYV», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a hive or house for bees; hive. A beehive was formerly often made of coils of straw stacked one upon he other in the shape of a dome, but is now usually a rectangular box. 2. Figurative. a busy, swarming place:… … Useful english dictionary
Hive — Hive, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A place swarming with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bee smoker — noun : a device for blowing smoke into a hive to quiet bees before working on or about the hive * * * bee smoker, a beekeeper s apparatus for producing and driving smoke into a hive to stupefy the bees while the honeycomb is being removed … Useful english dictionary
bee — noun 1》 (also honeybee or hive bee) a stinging social insect which collects nectar and pollen from flowers and produces wax and honey. [Apis mellifera and other species.] 2》 an insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs, including many … English new terms dictionary
Hive management — is a term used in beekeeping. The term describes all the intervention techniques a beekeeper may perform to ensure hive survival and to maximize hive production. Hive management techniques vary widely depending on the objectives. The most common… … Wikipedia
Hive (game) — Hive is a bug themed tile based tabletop game, designed by John Yianni and published in 2001 by Gen Four Two. Players try to capture the opponent s queen bee, while avoiding the capture of their own queen. Although the game is based around bugs,… … Wikipedia
Bee Wilson — (born 7th March 1974 in Oxford) is a British food writer and historian. She is married to the political scientist David Runciman and lives in Cambridge. She is the daughter of A N WilsonCareerFor five years (from 1998) she was the food critic for … Wikipedia