bee·keep·ing
ˈbē-ˌkē-piŋ
: the branch of agriculture concerned with the production of and caring for bees and honey : apiculture
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Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
By then, the season was over and beekeepers had been forced to navigate the crisis on their own.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Al Eby, founder of Visit Woodland, started the honey festival in 2016 in support of his beekeeper friend, John Foster.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Not far from the garden is the hotel’s outdoor Bee Program, led by chief beekeeper Julia Common who has over four decades of experience in apiculture and a background in agricultural science.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The hive’s sturdy, portable design allowed nineteenth-century beekeepers to manage and transport colonies over long distances.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
By then, the season was over and beekeepers had been forced to navigate the crisis on their own.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Al Eby, founder of Visit Woodland, started the honey festival in 2016 in support of his beekeeper friend, John Foster.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Not far from the garden is the hotel’s outdoor Bee Program, led by chief beekeeper Julia Common who has over four decades of experience in apiculture and a background in agricultural science.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for beekeeper
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“Beekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beekeeper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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