apiary

[ ey-pee-er-ee ]

noun

, plural a·pi·ar·ies.

1. a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.

apiary

/ ˈeɪpɪərɪ /

noun

1. a place where bees are kept, usually in beehives

Word History and Origins

Origin of apiary¹

1645–55; < Latin apiārium beehive, equivalent to api ( s ) bee + -ārium -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of apiary¹

C17: from Latin apiārium from apis bee

Example Sentences

Food-minded tourists can experience the wide range of bee products not only at dining establishments, but also at the apiaries themselves.

From Popular-Science

Sidi has had more exposure than his neighbors to the corrupting power of money and soon becomes a vigilante in both political and apiary terms, journeying to a nearby city to find answers about what’s going on with his hives and his village.

From Outside Online

Ray Olivarez knew this much, but he still expected a routine visit when he drove to his apiary in California’s Central Valley one brisk midwinter afternoon in 2016.

From Popular-Science

He came to the Waldorf two years ago from a hotel in Toronto, where he ran a similar rooftop garden and apiary.

From The Daily Beast

Observations multiplied ad nauseam have taught me where to find the males and where the females in this apiary.

From Project Gutenberg

At first I liked to sit for hours in the apiary all alone and listen to their humming for hours together.

From Project Gutenberg

If there are no small trees near the apiary, place bushes, upon which the bees will usually light, when they come out.

From Project Gutenberg

In the apiary it was so comfortable, so pleasant, so warm, so free!

From Project Gutenberg

I have not yet forgotten the first apiary I saw, where I learned to love the bees.

From Project Gutenberg