Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The raising and care of bees for commercial or agricultural purposes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rearing of bees.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The keeping and maintenance of
bees forcommercial reasons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Farmers in Tabi struggle to keep up with the pace of that change, seeking alternatives to feed their families, such as apiculture and selling firewood, while women are doing crafts to earn extra money.
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Farmers in Tabi struggle to keep up with the pace of that change, seeking alternatives to feed their families, such as apiculture and selling firewood, while women are doing crafts to earn extra money.
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Farmers in Tabi struggle to keep up with the pace of that change, seeking alternatives to feed their families, such as apiculture and selling firewood, while women are doing crafts to earn extra money.
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As you get to know Al, you learn that in addition to his regard for apiculture, he is also an evangelical Christian.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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There's lots of lovely symbolism in the processes of apiculture and (more unexpectedly) the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Four BF audios nwhyte 2009
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While Megan is ecstatic about her Greenpoint rooftop honeybee hive and especially loves honey, her interest in apiculture stems from her desire to maximize the amount of food she can produce in her 700 square foot Brooklyn backyard.
Aftermath: The Calm After the Storm BikeSnobNYC 2010
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A presentation on the art of apiculture; honey extraction demonstrations by beekeepers of the northern Shenandoah.
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A presentation on the art of apiculture; honey extraction demonstrations by beekeepers of the northern Shenandoah.
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"Beekeepers all around the world are noticing their bees dwindle and disappear," says the professor of apiculture and social insects.
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\ "Beekeepers all around the world are noticing their bees dwindle and disappear, \" says the professor of apiculture and social insects.
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