Around 100,000
A person who has bee hives is called a bee keeper.
A bee joke: Why was the bee so itchy? He had hives.
No.
The land where a collection of beehives are kept is an apiary.
it is possable that bee hives fight most do.
As of recent estimates, there are approximately 250,000 honey bee hives in the UK. This number can fluctuate due to factors such as beekeeping practices, environmental conditions, and seasonal changes. The beekeeping community has been growing, driven by increased awareness of the importance of bees for biodiversity and pollination.
There are many possible causes of the reduction in bee hives. Pesticides, mites, antibiotics and the Israeli acute paralysis virus are all potential causes.
to store bee hives.....
In the US it is mainly Langstroth hives, named after Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth who invented them. In the UK the main hives in use are, British National, WBC, Commercial, Langstroth, Dadant and Smith hives. There are other lesser used hives such as Warre and Top Bar etc.
bee hives
Bee Farmer or Apiarist.
on the internet, in books, or at a bee hive place @$$