bee house
Definition
Noun: - A structure or small building designed to house and protect beehives, typically providing shelter from the elements.
Usage
A "bee house" is a dedicated shelter for beehives. It is not the hive itself, but the building that contains one or more hives. - The beekeeper built a new bee house to protect his colonies from the harsh winter winds. - We visited the apiary and saw the rows of hives inside the long bee house.
Advanced Usage
- Apiary: While a "bee house" is a physical structure, the term apiary refers to the location or site where beehives are kept, which may or may not include a dedicated shelter.
- His apiary consists of twenty hives, half of which are in a bee house and half in the open field.
Variants and Related Words
- Apiary (n): A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.
- Beehive (n): The structure in which a colony of bees lives.
- Honey house (n): A building where honey is extracted and processed, which is different from a "bee house."
Synonyms
- Bee shed
- Apiary shelter
Noun
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a shed containing a number of beehives
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