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Apiculture

Apiculture \Ap"i*cul`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. apis bee + E. culture.] Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.

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apiculture

n. The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.

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apiculture

n. the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey [syn: beekeeping]

Usage examples of "apiculture".

It is, however, rather the ceremonial side of apiculture that is the interesting feature and this is clearly emphasized in the Tro-Cortesianus.

Daniels, a professor of apiculture at Odessa Ag College, became aware of a mass-stinging incident at a little league baseball game in nearby Abejo, Texas.