apiary
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.
Origin of apiary
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Food-minded tourists can experience the wide range of bee products not only at dining establishments, but also at the apiaries themselves.
The secret to healthy honey bees is hiding in Slovenia | Megan Zhang / Saveur | January 17, 2022 | Popular-ScienceSidi 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.
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.
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town | Andrew Zaleski | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHe came to the Waldorf two years ago from a hotel in Toronto, where he ran a similar rooftop garden and apiary.
Observations multiplied ad nauseam have taught me where to find the males and where the females in this apiary.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
At first I liked to sit for hours in the apiary all alone and listen to their humming for hours together.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales | Emile Erckmann and Alexandre ChatrianIf there are no small trees near the apiary, place bushes, upon which the bees will usually light, when they come out.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenIn the apiary it was so comfortable, so pleasant, so warm, so free!
A Russian Proprietor | Lyof N. TolstoiI have not yet forgotten the first apiary I saw, where I learned to love the bees.
The Life of the Bee | Maurice Maeterlinck
British Dictionary definitions for apiary
/ (ˈeɪpɪərɪ) /
a place where bees are kept, usually in beehives
Origin of apiary
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