bee house

Thân thiện

A beekeeper checks the frames inside a 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

Học thuật

Noun

1. a shed containing a number of beehives

Từ đồng nghĩa

• apiary