The new owners 'hived off' the best parts of the company to another part of their corporate empire.
The house was a 'hive of activity' as we prepared for the party.
They 'hived off' the youngest campers into another room.
(..) Perhaps you'd like an analgesic cream. Which way? We need to get off this deck. Follow me. Engineering will be the central point from which they control the hive. If we begin firing in there, we may hit the warp core. Our goal should be to puncture one of the plasma coolant tanks. (..)1996 Star Trek: First Contact