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- 1. a bee of a type that collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in large communities; a honeybee.
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A beehive is an enclosed structure where some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young. Though the word beehive is used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature distinguishes nest from hive. Nest is used to discuss colonies that house themselves in natural or artificial cavities or are hanging and exposed. The term hive is used to desc... Wikipedia