| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| QUEEN | Ruler of a hive |
| QUEENBEE | Head of a hive |
| unhive | to force out of a hive |
| swarms | colony of honeybees settled in a hive |
| hiving | to enter and take possession of a hive |
| hived | to enter and take possession of a hive |
| absconds | (of a colony of honeybees, esp. Africanized ones) Entirely abandon a hive or nest |
| absconding | (of a colony of honeybees, esp. Africanized ones) Entirely abandon a hive or nest |
| swarms | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
