beekeeper

[bee-kee-per]

noun

1. a person who raises honeybees; apiculturist.

beekeeper

/ ˈbiːˌkiːpə /

noun

1. a person who keeps bees for their honey; apiarist

Other Word Forms

• beekeeping noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of beekeeper¹

First recorded in 1810–20; bee ¹ + keeper

Example Sentences

For years, beekeepers have noted increasing issues with queen failure and early supersedure.

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Threats to the bee population became a global concern starting in 2006, when beekeepers first reported significant colony losses.

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There are even bees and a beekeeper, who harvests honey for employees to take home.

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The process will take six to eight months for the city to research the issue, and the beekeepers association is involved in the process.

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Teddy, a hobbyist beekeeper, opens the film alarmed that now the bees have disappeared, too.

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