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beekeeping

American

[bee-kee-ping] / ˈbiˌki pɪŋ /

noun

the rearing and breeding of honeybees; apiculture.

Etymology

Origin of beekeeping

First recorded in 1830–40; bee ¹ + keeping

Example Sentences

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Koeller said the association provided information challenging what she felt was an ambiguous zoning code to the city, arguing that beekeeping was not in violation and exceptions should be made.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Or, as the series begins, beekeeping, as we see Meghan out harvesting honey, donned in a full beekeepers' outfit.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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

He was, however, happy to discuss beekeeping, a fairly recent pursuit, and the poetry readings — Seamus Heaney, Stephen Dunn — he did on Instagram Live during the height of the pandemic.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

First a corsair’s cellar, built to safeguard gold, weapons, an eccentric’s beekeeping equipment.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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