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A hive usually refers to a large honey bee colony which has nursery chambers as well as honeycombs to store the honey they produce. A wasp, yellow jacket, bumblebee nest is simply where they live and raise young since they do not produce honey.

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Q: Why is a hive called a hive and not a nest?
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