beehives
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
beehives
- Details
Artificial receptacles for the habitation of swarms of bees, originally made in a conical or dome-like form using straw or the like, but now often square boxes constructed with movable compartments for the removal of the honey.
- Variations
hives, bee
bee hives
bee skeps
skeps, bee
hives, bee
bee hives
skeps
bee gums
beehive
hives
bee-skeps
bee-skaps
bee-gums