beekeeping
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈbiˌkipɪŋ/
- Techniques of beekeeping and honey collection are handed down through the generations (Clauss 1992; Jones 1995).
- traditional beekeeping
- beekeeping and honey
- rural beekeeping
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Watch on YouTubeHe says, OK, there's no problem, I can take you beekeeping.
- He says, OK, there's no problem, I can take you beekeeping.
- In my experience with beekeeping and everything that I've seen, this type of of colony growth is almost unheard of and they're just exploding.
- That's their their main thing in their lives, you know, beekeeping and my life was all around this.
- And then he says how do you feel about beekeeping and raising cows lol.
- I've, I've met people whose sole job is to introduce beekeeping into the communities so they don't come across and they don't destroy the trees.
Examples
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Based on this measured advice, the residents acquired better beekeeping skills and marketing strategies (Murude 1997).
Academic text (1998) -
Rural industries such as herbal medicine, beekeeping, and sheep and goat rearing can continue with the assistance of modern technology.
Academic text (2015) -
Local knowledge of honeybees through honey hunting and traditional beekeeping exists in most areas of southern Africa.
Academic text (1998) -
In Prague, urban beekeeping takes flight in hotels and theaters.
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Lee: You had to learn about beekeeping as well, but I don't see any hives.
Academic text (2007) -
Traditional or enhanced beekeeping practices can serve as a reliable means of increasing rural self-reliance.
Academic text (1998) -
Advice is offered on improved beekeeping, how to make modified hives, safety equipment, and marketing skills and outlets.
Academic text (1998) -
Wax is an important by-product of beekeeping that can be melted down and stored almost indefinitely.
Academic text (1998) -
Ben taught Marie enough about beekeeping that she could probably manage the hives herself.
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At Linda's suggestion, we jointly took a class on beekeeping and set up our first hive in April 2012.
Synonyms
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8.4
Keeping and caring for bees to produce honey and wax
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word beekeeping is simply bee + keep, and keep means 'to look after' or 'to care for'. So beekeeping is the activity of 'looking after bees' to produce honey and other products.