Noun A colony of bees. A container in which bees are kept. Synonyms apiary Related terms bee hive Translations Bulgarian: рояк (пчели) m (1), кошер m (2) Dutch: bijenvolk n (1), bijenkorf m (2) French: ruchée f (1), ruche f (2) German: Bienenvolk n (1), Bienenstock m (2), Bienenkorb m (2) Interlingua: apiculario (1,2) Polish: rój (pszczół) m (1), ul m (2) Portuguese: colméia f (1); cortiço m (2) Swedish: bikupa (2) See also beekeeper