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Detailed explanation-1: -A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young. Though the word beehive is commonly used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature distinguishes nest from hive.

Detailed explanation-2: -A bee colony’s home is called a hive. The colony contains three types, or castes, of bees. These are queens, drones, and worker bees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wild honey bees make hives in rock crevices, hollow trees and other areas that scout bees believe are appropriate for their colony. Similar to the habits of domesticated honey bees, they construct hives by chewing wax until it becomes soft, then bonding large quantities of wax into the cells of a honeycomb.