Crossword clues for beekeeping
Wiktionary
n. The practice or profession of keeping and care for bees.
WordNet
n. the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey [syn: apiculture]
Wikipedia
Apiculture (from " bee") is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper (or apiarist) keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produces (including beeswax, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly), to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary or "bee yard".
Depictions of humans collecting honey from wild bees date to 15,000 years ago. Beekeeping in pottery vessels began about 9,000 years ago in North Africa. Domestication is shown in Egyptian art from around 4,500 years ago. Simple hives and smoke were used and honey was stored in jars, some of which were found in the tombs of pharaohs such as Tutankhamun. It wasn't until the 18th century that European understanding of the colonies and biology of bees allowed the construction of the moveable comb hive so that honey could be harvested without destroying the entire colony.
Usage examples of "beekeeping".
I may keep all proceeds of my beekeeping in a separate household account in my name.
Girta nodded and raised an eyebrow questioningly, knowing full well that Eadyth often pursued her beekeeping jaunts when troubled.
A narrow silver circlet held in place a head-rail made of double layers of the diaphanous material she used for her beekeeping veils, which she had dyed a pale lavender.
Eadyth snorted with disgust at his continual reference to the marriage bed, but then she gasped with delight when she opened the package and saw the priceless beekeeping book Eirik had mentioned earlier.
Ravenshire, and not much evidence that Eirik has the means to pay for it, I want to get my beekeeping business established here so that the estate can be made to prosper.
He could help her unload and place her beekeeping equipment beyond the orchard.
She called to Edgar and Oslac, two of the drivers of the carts, who were protected with beekeeping veils and leather gloves, to help her.
Eadyth, wearing her beekeeping veil, was straddling a limb high above the ground, shaking it vigorously.
Eadyth dropped her beekeeping veil onto the kitchen bench and brushed the raindrops from her mantle and gown.
She scanned the room and saw nothing except the beekeeping veil hanging on a peg.
She had not realized he was so tall, or thatBefore she had a chance to assimilate the warning signals, Oslac threw off his beekeeping veils and grabbed her arm in a pincerlike grip.
There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters named May, June, and August.
I gratefully acknowledge the following sources, not only for the information they offered me about bees, beekeeping, and honey making but also for providing the epigraph at the beginning of each chapter: The Dancing Bees by Karl Von Frisch, The Honey Bee by James L.
You can try moving it, but only if you have full face and body protection with a beekeeping suit.
Edgar and Oslac, two of the drivers of the carts, who were protected with beekeeping veils and leather gloves, to help her.