They aren't especially handsome either inside or out but they are as busy as beehives.
"Ethel Morton at Chautauqua"
Mabell S. C. Smith
It was wonderful to him what sweet and earnest interest this fair young creature took in his pursuits, and how eagerly she listened to his discourse when, down by the beehives, he explained the habits of his bees, and removed screens to let her see the working insects within.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
The haystacks, instead of being on the ground as in England, are fixed up in trees, like huge beehives, as the ground gets so swampy.
"My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915"
Monica M. Stanley