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Sweety10 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

beehive

When there are no bees left on the beehive & it's just an empty shell. Is there a word in the dictionary to describe it? OR It's ok to still call it a beehive?

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It is still a beehive. A stable is still a stable even if there is no horse inside it. A house is still a house even if there are no people inside it.

— Nona the brit

  • It is still a beehive.
  • A stable is still a stable even if there is no horse inside it.
  • A house is still a house even if there are no people inside it.
  • A pigsty is still a pigsty even if there are no pigs inside it.
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It is still a beehive.

A stable is still a stable even if there is no horse inside it. A house is still a house even if there are no people inside it. A pigsty is still a pigsty even if there are no pigs inside it.
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Is a honeycomb still a honeycomb when the bees are inside?
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I suppose it could be useful to have different words for a hive with and without bees though - I'd know not to go near one 'with'.
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What's an apiary, BTW?
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It's a place for 'farming' bees, the place where beehives are kept. An apiary might have any number of beehives.
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teachers, How about calling it a hive? I found it in the dictionary.
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Hive is also fine (it's just short for beehive) but it doesn't say anything about whether there are bees inside or not.
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