honeybee
noun
honeybees
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pluralof honeybee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the main prey of the Asian hornet is honeybees, with one insect killing up to 50 bees a day, devastating entire colonies.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The findings, published in Current Biology, provide the first evidence in honeybees of how far a queen may go to reduce her own chemical burden.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
They first appeared in Guernsey in 2017 and the States said the non-native, invasive species poses a major threat to the island's biodiversity and honeybees, which make up 39% of its diet on average.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Research has found acetamiprid can poison honeybees, affecting their foraging capacity and memory, while a 2024 study suggested flupyradifurone could be lethal to some bees.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
On 29 January 2016, the last hive of honeybees, located on an almond farm in California, succumbs to CCD.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
