beekeeping

  • 1Beekeeping — [cite web| last =Traynor | first =Kirsten | title =Ancient Cave Painting Man of Bicorp | publisher =MD Bee | url =http://www.mdbee.com/articles/cavepainting.html format =Web article | accessdate =2008 03 12 ] ] Beekeeping (or apiculture, from… …

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  • 2beekeeping — /bee kee ping/, n. the rearing and breeding of honeybees; apiculture. [1830 40; BEE1 + KEEPING] * * * or apiculture Care and manipulation of honeybees to enable them to produce and store more honey than they need so that the excess can be… …

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  • 3beekeeping — [[t]bi͟ːkiːpɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Beekeeping is the practice of owning and taking care of bees …

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  • 4Beekeeping in Ireland — Contents 1 Organisations 2 Publications 3 See also 4 See also 5 …

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  • 5beekeeping — noun see beekeeper …

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  • 6beekeeping — noun The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees. Syn: apiculture See Also: beekeeper …

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  • 7beekeeping — bee|keep|ing [ bi,kipıŋ ] noun uncount the activity of raising BEES and collecting their HONEY ╾ bee|keep|er noun count …

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  • 8beekeeping — n. occupation of raising bees …

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  • 9beekeeping — UK [ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ] / US [ˈbɪˌkɪpɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the activity of raising bees and collecting their honey Derived word: beekeeper noun countable Word forms beekeeper : singular beekeeper plural beekeepers …

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  • 10beekeeping — noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey • Syn: ↑apiculture • Derivationally related forms: ↑apicultural (for: ↑apiculture), ↑apiculturist (for: ↑ …

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