Both. A hive is an artificial home that a beekeeper provides for his bees.. A swarm of bees is a huge cloud of bees which occurs naturally during the bee reproducing process.
A Colony Of Bees A Hive Of Bees A Swarm Of Bees ( If They Are Flying Together )
In the hive , when they attack, or when they swarm.
A swarm of bees can vary in size, but it typically consists of thousands of worker bees along with a queen bee. Swarms are temporary clusters of bees that are formed during the process of reproduction within the colony.
A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
A swarm
Wasps Bees and Hornets
It depends on where the swarm is to begin with. If the beekeeper is hoping to attract a flying swarm, he/she will set up a bait hive and hope to entice a swarm to enter the hive. If he/she has already collected a swarm from somewhere, he/she will have it in a box. If that is the case he/she has two options. 1) just shake the bees into the top of the hive and then put the roof back on or 2) make a little ramp up to the hive entrance, tip the bees out of the box and on to the ramp and they will probably just walk into the hive.
A grist of bees is the same as a swarm of bees. Other collective nouns used for bees are cluster, hive, and nest.
A colony when in a hive, or a swarm when hanging in a cluster from a tree branch.
A group pf bees is called a colony - or a swarm (if they're outside the hive).
A collection of bees inside a space is called a hive. If they collect outside, such as on a tree branch or the side of a building, they are called a swarm
No. A swarm of bees will only form a hive where a cavity in the tree already exists.