Beehives
Hives
Hives noun - An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs.
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In Click Clock Wood, the same swarms appear without the beehives during summer (though the hives with swarms still show up).
Source: Bee Afraid -
In the Middle Ages, throwing/catapulting beehives over city walls at attacking armies was an effective tactic, and fairly common, as in those days honey was the most available sweetener and almost everybody had a couple of hives around.
Source: Bee Bee Gun -
Stock Beehive: Averted by the regular beehives (which are shaped like Langstroth Hives - aka "Bee Boxes"), but played straight by the Zubba Nest in the original game.
Source: Video Game / Banjo-Kazooie
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