It was an exquisite hour of long shadows and brilliant lights; bees from Alix's hives went to and fro, and the air was full and fragrant, as if a golden powder had been scattered through it.
"Sisters"
Kathleen Norris
This is thought a great advantage-not to have any hedge or bush in front of the hives- because the bees, heavily laden with honey or pollen, encounter no obstruction in coming home.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
He had bees from Hymettus in his hives.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill