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Beehive (other)
A beehive is a structure in which bees live and raise their young. Beehive and Bee Hive may also refer to: Places and buildings United Kingdom * The Beehive, one of the pubs and inns in Grantham, Lincolnshire * Beehive, Gatwick Airport, a building at London Gatwick Airport * The Beehive, Marylebone, pub in London * Beehive house, a type of stone building in Scotland and Ireland United States * The Bee Hive, nickname of Braves Field, a baseball park in Boston, Massachusetts * Bee Hive, Alabama, a neighborhood in Alabama * Beehive, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Beehive Geyser, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park * Beehive House, a historic home in Salt Lake City, Utah * Beehive State, the state nickname of Utah Elsewhere * The Beehive (Alberta), a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada * Beehive (New Zealand), a wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings * Beehive Corner or Beehive Building, a Neo-gothic building in Adelaide, South Australia * Beehive tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beehive
A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus '' Apis'' live and raise their young. Though the word ''beehive'' is commonly 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. ''Hive'' is used to describe an artificial/man-made structure to house a honey bee nest. Several species of ''Apis'' live in colonies, but for honey production the western honey bee (''Apis mellifera'') and the eastern honey bee (''Apis cerana'') are the main species kept in hives. The nest's internal structure is a densely packed group of hexagonal prismatic cells made of beeswax, called a honeycomb. The bees use the cells to store food (honey and pollen) and to house the brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae). Beehives serve several purposes: production of honey, pollination of nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
