Beehive
A beehive is a structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young. Natural beehives (or "nests") are made by honey bee colonies, while domesticated honey bees are kept in man-made beehives in a location known as an apiary. The beehives made by people are usually the things referred to by the word "beehive."
Beehives have hexagonal cells in them, packed together. This is called a honeycomb.
Beehive Media
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Painted wooden beehives with active honey bees
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A honeycomb created inside a wooden beehive
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Natural bee colony in the hollow of a tree
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Hives from the collection of Radomysl Castle, Ukraine, 19th century
Racks for cylindrical clay hives at the Inzerki apiary, Morocco
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Bees in a baked clay jar in Malta
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Traditional manufacture of skeps from straw in England
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A bee skep at Dalgarven Mill. The base is part of an old cheese press
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"Barć" in a museum in Białowieża
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A beekeeper inspects a hive frame with honeycomb showing capped honey and brood cells. The modular design allows for easier management and non-destructive harvesting of honey and beeswax.