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beekeeping

beekeeping

4 3.7
Care for bees so they make honey and other products
  • noun
  • /ˈbiˌkipɪŋ/
translation icon : apicultura
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • At Linda's suggestion, we jointly took a class on beekeeping and set up our first hive in April 2012.

Synonyms

apiculture
vsbeekeeping
  • Specialized
8.4

Keeping and caring for bees to produce honey and wax

is the common nontechnical term used in everyday and business contexts

Surface Forms

beekeeping singular
beekeepings plural

Morphology

beekeeping = bee + keep (transparent) = bee + keep + ing

Formed by compounding 'bee' and the gerund 'keeping' (keep + -ing); the meaning 'caring for bees' is directly derived from its parts.

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.