bee-hive

  • 31Bee line — The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. A bee line for the brig. Kane. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32bee tree — bee′ tree n. pln a hollow tree used by wild bees as a hive, esp. the basswood • Etymology: 1775–85, amer …

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  • 33bee gum — ☆ bee gum n. 1. Chiefly South a hollow gum tree or log used as a hive by bees 2. a beehive, esp. one made from such a tree …

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  • 34bee tree — ☆ bee tree n. 1. a hollow tree used as a hive by bees 2. BASSWOOD (sense 1) …

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  • 35Bee learning and communication — Honey bees learn and communicate in order to find food sources and for other means. LearningLearning is essential for efficient foraging. Honey bees are unlikely to make many repeat visits if a plant provides little in the way of reward. A single …

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  • 36Bee Movie — Infobox Film name = Bee Movie caption = Promotional film poster director = Simon J. Smith Steve Hickner producer = Jerry Seinfeld Christina Steinberg writer = Jerry Seinfeld Andy Robin Barry Marder Spike Feresten starring = Jerry Seinfeld Renée… …

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  • 37Bee sting — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|989.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A bee sting strictly means a sting from a bee (honey bee, bumblebee, sweat bee etc). In the… …

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  • 38Bee tree — A bee tree is a tree in which a colony of honey bees makes its home. A colony of bees may live in a bee tree for many years. Most bee trees have a large inner hollow, often with an upper and lower entrance. Colonies in trees have fixed comb, so… …

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  • 39Bee (mythology) — The bee, found in Ancient Near East and Aegean cultures, is believed to be the sacred insect that bridged the natural world to the underworld. Appearing in tomb decorations, Mycenaean tholos tombs were even shaped as beehives.Bee motifs are also… …

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  • 40Bee smoker — A bee smoker (usually called simply a smoker) is a device used in beekeeping to calm honey bees. It is designed to generate smoke from the smouldering of various fuels, hence the name.Action and usageThe fact that smoke calms bees has been known… …

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