What is "hive bee"

Hive \Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.]

1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.
   --Dryden.

2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
   --Shak.

3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.

   The hive of Roman liars.
   --Tennyson.

   Hive bee (Zo["o]l.), the honeybee.