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A beehive is a structure where bees live and raise their colony. It serves as their home, providing shelter, protection, and a place to store honey and raise young bees. Beehives can be natural or man-made:
🐝 Tree Hollows – Many wild bee species, like honeybees, build hives inside hollow trees.
🐝 Tree Hollows – Many wild bee species, like honeybees, build hives inside hollow trees.
🐝 Underground Burrows – Some bees, like bumblebees and miner bees, nest in the ground.
🐝 Underground Burrows – Some bees, like bumblebees and miner bees, nest in the ground.
🐝 Rock Crevices & Caves – In some regions, bees make homes in small cracks or caves.
🐝 Rock Crevices & Caves – In some regions, bees make homes in small cracks or caves.
Man-Made Beehives
Man-Made Beehives
🏡 Langstroth Hive – The most common beehive for beekeeping, made of stacked wooden boxes with removable frames.
🏡 Top-Bar Hive – A horizontal hive where bees build combs freely on wooden bars.
🏡 Skep Hive – A traditional dome-shaped hive made of straw or wicker (not commonly used now).
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