hives

Example Sentences

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Exterminators charge extra for extraction and often leave contaminated hives behind after applying insecticides.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

This club of apiarists -- ranging from hobbyists to full-time commercial bee farmers -- gathers regularly to learn new skills and discuss tricky problems, not least the parasitic varroa mites that plague their hives.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

"Both my mum and my grandma, they've both got suits and they like to come and help me out on occasion, when I'm checking on the hives."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

As commercial hives across the United States struggle to survive attacks from deadly parasites, a distinct hybrid bee found in this region is showing a surprising ability to endure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Again my attitude may be informed by love, but it seemed to me that the towns were places to live in rather than nervous hives.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck