1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
2
: a colony of bees
3
: a place swarming with activity
hived; hiving
1
of bees
: to enter and take possession of a hive
2
: to reside in close association
Examples of hive in a Sentence
Noun
The house was a hive of activity as we prepared for the party.
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Micheline Maynard, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The rain and floodwater most likely destroyed the insects’ underground hives and toppled trees or stumps that held nests, said Chris Hayes, an expert with North Carolina State University.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The queen lives to lay eggs, the only bee in the hive of say, eighty thousand, who does so.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
Photo: Dani Benton Our work on the honeybee farm includes hive health inspections, monitoring colony growth, building hive boxes and, of course, harvesting and processing honey.
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Noun
The platform works with a small device, which features nine sensors and can be placed inside hives to monitor bee activity, track visits to flowers, and measure environmental conditions.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The rain and floodwater most likely destroyed the insects’ underground hives and toppled trees or stumps that held nests, said Chris Hayes, an expert with North Carolina State University.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The queen lives to lay eggs, the only bee in the hive of say, eighty thousand, who does so.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
Photo: Dani Benton Our work on the honeybee farm includes hive health inspections, monitoring colony growth, building hive boxes and, of course, harvesting and processing honey.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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hive
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a container for housing honeybees
b
: the usually aboveground nest of bees
c
: a colony of bees
2
: a place swarming with busy occupants
hive
2 of 2 verb
hived; hiving
1
a
: to collect into a hive
hive bees
b
: to enter and take over a hive or nesting place
2
: to live or gather in close association
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