superhive

Pluralsuperhives

Formssuperhives, superhiving, superhived

1. 1
   nouncountable

   An extra box added to the top of a beehive so the bees have room to make more honey.

   Like adding an extra floor to a house so more people have room to live.

   The beekeeper put a superhive on top so the bees had more space.

   We checked the superhive and found it full of fresh honey.

   Similarsuper

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2. 2
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To put an extra box on top of a beehive to give the bees more room.

   Like adding a new shelf above a full cupboard so there is space for more.

   Beekeepers usually superhive their colonies before the summer honey flow.

   We need to superhive this colony before it runs out of space.

   Similarsuper

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