beekeeping
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beekeeping
Example Sentences
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Peterson runs a modest farm with her husband in Petaluma and gave a presentation on beekeeping.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Growing up in upstate New York, they were kept busy at home by their mother, Ruth, with a variety of activities that included crocheting, knitting, doing embroidery, building walls, planting trees and even beekeeping.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
Pollinator Gin, crafted by Claire M Marin, started with a beekeeping hobby and evolved into a spirit distilled with wildflower honey.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
Ross manages their 300,000 bees weekly and teaches them about beekeeping in their lunchbreaks.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024
In the arsenic-sprayed cotton country of southern United States beekeeping as an industry has nearly died out.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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