NOUN | act | apiculture, beekeeping | the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey |
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Meaning | The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey. | |
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Synonym | beekeeping | |
Broader | cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) |
Spanish | apicultura | |
Catalan | apicultura | |
Adjectives | apicultural | relating to the care and breeding of bees |
Nouns | apiculturist | a farmer who keeps bees for their honey |
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