There are many different types of hives in use throughout the world. In the US, the main type of hive is the Langstroth. In the UK, the commonest is the British National but there are several others in use, eg Langstroth, WBC, Commercial, Dadant, Smith, Warre and top bar. In East European countries and Africa, there are types of hives in use which are practically unknown in Western countries.
A collection of beehives is called an apiary.
No, no natural beehives look like a stack of different-sized donuts. You're probably thinking about a 'skep' which is the way that beekeepers kept their bees about 150 years ago.
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Beehives
The first beehives were likely constructed by early humans observing wild honeybee colonies. However, modern types of beehives, such as the Langstroth hive, were designed by Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth in the mid-19th century.
Beehives and Runaway Wives - 2002 - TV was released on: USA: 2002
Beehives and Runaway Wives - 2002 TV was released on: USA: 2002
The Romans got honey from beehives like we do nowadays, except for the fact that ancient beehives were different. They were cylinders made of clay tiles and some were made of mud, straw and dung. One end of the beehive was smoked to drive the bees out for the harvest, which was done by pressing the beeswax to squeeze out the honey. This meant that they provided more beeswax and much less honey than modern beehives.
Honey bees are kept in beehives by beekeepers but their natural habitat is in forests, usually within the hollow of an old tree.