beekeeping
- 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
He 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.
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Wax is an important by-product of beekeeping that can be melted down and stored almost indefinitely.
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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
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.