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  • 41Bee colony optimization — The bee colony optimization algorithm is inspired by the behaviour of a honey bee colony in nectar collection. This biologically inspired approach is currently being employed to solve continuous optimization problems, training neural networks,… …

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  • 42bee — noun 1 flying insect ADJECTIVE ▪ bumble (usually bumblebee), honey, killer ▪ queen, worker ▪ angry ▪ …

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  • 43bee tree — noun 1. : a hollow tree in which honeybees have a nest 2. : basswood 1 * * * a hollow tree used by wild bees as a hive, esp. the basswood or American linden. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * bee tree, 1. a hollow tree in which bees hive. 2. the American… …

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  • 44hive bee — noun : a domestic honeybee * * * hive bee noun The common honey producing bee, Apis mellifica • • • Main Entry: ↑hive * * * n. another term for honeybee …

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  • 45bee space —    an informal unit of distance used in beekeeping. In a hive, bees seal up an opening smaller than a bee space, and they fill a larger opening with new honeycomb. If an opening is equal to a bee space, the bees leave it open as a passageway. A… …

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  • 46Bee bole — A bee bole is a cavity or alcove in a wall or a separate free standing structure set against a wall (the Scots word bole means a recess in a wall). A skep is placed inside the bee bole. Before the development of modern bee hives (such as the… …

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  • 47bee 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 …

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  • 48Bee 52 — Infobox VG title= Bee 52 caption= Box cover of Bee 52 for the NES developer= Codemasters publisher= Camerica distributor= designer= series= engine= version= released= 1992 genre= Action game modes= ratings= platforms= Nintendo Entertainment… …

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  • 49Bee sting, Africanized — All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. This is surely so with Africanized honey… …

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  • 50bee — 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 …

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