beehive
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. —The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees and a Latin motto that translates to: “Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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
The trailer — released Thursday by Focus Features — opens with a voiceover, a metaphor and a shot of a beehive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
I wish I’d done it in one of those new, beehive hairdos.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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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
They climb giant baobab trees to raid beehives for honey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
The first day of the trip featured a more informal welcome, with the Trumps treating Charles and Camilla to tea and cakes in the White House before showing them beehives on the famed lawn.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 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
Extraordinarily busy places are often compared to beehives, and if you have ever seen the inside of a beehive, you already know why this is so.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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