beehive

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Which begs the question: When Pierson chose her first beehive wig in 1976, did she realise it would become her signature look for the next five decades?

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

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

She once got detention for failing to show up with lunch money, and her appearance – “butch” attire, with her hair dyed purple and piled into a beehive – made her a target for bullies.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

“When the volunteer firemen found her collapsed by the beehive she was still alive, and she had her dentures in her hand and was tapping out an SOS message in Morse code— ‘Help me!

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos