beehive
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The house has a defective chimney, a historic beehive oven and even a hidden chamber decorated with hieroglyphs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
But when he discovers a beehive, he shares the honey with his fellow prisoners by smearing it over his body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 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
Instead, he said that the unusual incident may have been due to the bee colony becoming too large for its beehive and becoming "overactive" when the beekeeper handled it.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
It was like someone had tossed a beehive through the window.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
"We had more than 40,000 beehives and more than 450 beekeepers" before the war, he told AFP from the rooftop in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
They filled with blossoms as usual this spring, so Shafer rented about 100 beehives and the bees went to work pollinating.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Since 2017, the land has also been home to several beehives.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Dropping off Bogdana Lagounova’s digestive was complicated by the many beehives around the house.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
