hive

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With each hive containing roughly 40,000 to 60,000 individuals, total losses were estimated at 3 million to 4 million bees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"This keeps the whole group tight together. It's like Guardiola is the queen bee at Manchester City and has got the right pheromones going through his hive at the moment."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

As far as gas prices go, there is no hive mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Researchers from the University of California San Diego and their international partners have now clarified how this behavior allows bees to share detailed information about food locations with others in the hive.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

“Good. Now let’s take one of the alethiometer symbols. The hive, for example, surrounded by bees. One of its meanings is sweetness, and another is light. Can you see why?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman