hive bee
Britishnoun
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There ought to be honey in the honeysuckle, but I have never seen the hive bee make any attempt to get it.
From A Year in the Fields by John Burroughs
The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg
She also makes waxen cells for honey, but these are not hexagonal and symmetrical as are those of the hive bee, but are more like little pots, and are known as "honey pots".
From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Edward Saunders
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 Edward Saunders
The hive bee, the most communal in habit, shows the highest traits of intelligent activity.
From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris
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