bee tree

American  

noun

1. a hollow tree used by wild bees as a hive, especially the basswood or American linden.

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Etymology

Origin of bee tree

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

Seeley “calls for ‘Darwinian beekeeping”, modelled after Darwinian medicine, which posits that mismatches between the current environment and the environment to which an organism originally adapted diminish the organism’s fitness” — in this case, the differences between life in a bee tree and life in a beehive.

From Nature

For Seeley, this relates mainly to the differences between life in a bee tree and life in a beehive, especially in the northeastern United States.

From Nature

Others are experiments simulating the conditions in a bee tree, using manufactured hives.

From Nature

But this mechanism is much more effective in a bee tree, which tends to have thick walls, than in standard thin-walled beehives.

From Nature

Shepard’s 1926 sketch features beloved characters including Pooh and Christopher Robin, and landmarks including “Bee Tree” and “Eeyore’s Gloomy Place.”

From Seattle Times