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 for commercial 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

[Latin apis, bee + culture.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin apis ("bee") + culture

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word apiculture.

Examples

  • 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.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • 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.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • 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.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • 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

  • There's lots of lovely symbolism in the processes of apiculture and (more unexpectedly) the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    Four BF audios nwhyte 2009

  • 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

  • A presentation on the art of apiculture; honey extraction demonstrations by beekeepers of the northern Shenandoah.

    What's Happening in Fauquier County 2010

  • A presentation on the art of apiculture; honey extraction demonstrations by beekeepers of the northern Shenandoah.

    What's Happening in Fauquier County 2010

  • "Beekeepers all around the world are noticing their bees dwindle and disappear," says the professor of apiculture and social insects.

    Craig and Marc Kielburger: To Bee or Not To Bee 2009

  • \ "Beekeepers all around the world are noticing their bees dwindle and disappear, \" says the professor of apiculture and social insects.

    Craig and Marc Kielburger: To Bee or Not To Bee 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.