beekeeping

noun/ˈbiˌkipɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #17,679 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The practice of raising and caring for honeybee colonies, usually in hives, in order to collect honey and other products.

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Example sentence

She took up beekeeping as a hobby and now harvests her own honey every summer.

Synonyms & related words

  • apiculture

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