hive bee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This condition occurs also in the drone of the hive bee.
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward
The habits of the hive bee have not been touched on, as so many excellent treatises have been written on them that any observations here would be superfluous.
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward
They can sting pretty severely, but I do not think they are so ready to use their defensive weapon as a wasp or hive bee is.
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward
That of the hive bee is well known to all, and most people must have observed the swarms of male and female ants which fill the air on some sultry summer or autumn evening.
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward
Take it altogether, the hive bee appears comparatively free of parasites.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard
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