| 单词 | box hive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbox hive box hive n. a man-made box-like structure used as a beehive.Box hives may be simple wooden receptacles, or more complex structures with removable frames. ΚΠ 1679 M. Rusden Further Discov. Bees i. i. 2 The keeping of Bees in Box-hives, I call by the name of Colonies, to distinguish them from those kept only in Straw-hives. 1857 L. L. Langstroth Pract. Treat. on Hive & Honey-bee 112 [Novelties in hive design] can secure nothing really in advance of what can be accomplished by a simple box hive with an upper chamber. 1909 Michigan Farmer 24 Apr. 484/2 If colonies in box hives are weak at the time of transferring, it is best to unite several of them. 2017 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 28 May b1 Sister Lyn Szymkiewicz in full beekeeper gear has just lifted the top off a wooden box hive and begun a routine inspection of its busy, buzzing inhabitants. < as lemmas |
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