beehive

Example Sentences

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Behind the apostles, in a beehive of sociable activity, wingless angels busy themselves with rituals—tending to oil lamps, burning cypress branches, playing musical instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

As it turned out, the beehive ban was not common knowledge, even to the beekeepers association, said its president, Cheryl Koeller, in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Instead, he said that the unusual incident may have been due to the bee colony becoming too large for its beehive and becoming "overactive" when the beekeeper handled it.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

It was dilapidated, so Ross got hold of a beekeeping suit and a beehive and learned how to transfer the colony to their new home.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

An older woman with gray hair piled up into a small beehive hairdo called out to Mrs. Baxter.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez