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So a "swarm" is the collective noun for bees. But I couldn't find a collective noun for apiarists. I propose "stung" as in "a stung of beekeepers."
by OhMeadhbh 1y ago
So a "swarm" is the collective noun for bees. But I couldn't find a collective noun for apiarists. I propose "stung" as in "a stung of beekeepers."
- afandian 1y agoA swarm is actually a reproductive process. It looks like a mass of bees, but it has a specific purpose and composition. (Although maybe you’re right colloquially) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarming_(honey_bee) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarming_(honey_bee) A load of bees engaged in robbing behaves entirely differently from a swarm, which is a magical thing to interact with.
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoI'm just repeating what I found on the intarwebs: https://englishgrammarhere.com/collective-nouns/collective-noun-for-bees-in-english/ https://englishgrammarhere.com/collective-nouns/collective-n...
- afandian 1y agoIt’s correct enough colloquially. It’s just so much cooler than that. Just like specialists probably differ from the general population on how many legs / arms an octopus has.
- amarant 1y agoFrom the name, either they have 8 tentacles, or they have 8 of something else which is presumably called pus in Latin. My mind is thoroughly in the gutter now.
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- neonnoodle 1y agoIronic coming from someone named "mead"!
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoWell. Technically, it's meadhbh (or meabh.)