api·cul·tur·ist
¦ā-pə-¦kəl-ch(ə-)rist 
plural -s
: one who specializes in the breeding and culture of bees : beekeeper
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
The media executive picked up apiculture with his children as a way to soften their fears about insects.
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Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
Africanized honeybees don't survive in areas with cold winters and don't like high levels of rain, which makes for natural cutoffs in areas where temperatures fall, said Juliana Rangel, a professor of apiculture (beekeeping) at Texas A&M University.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
These actions are helping to restore ecosystems, protect food systems, and offer economic lifelines to communities dependent on agriculture and apiculture.
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Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Priya Chakrabarti Basu, assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at WSU, suggested that the colony losses can be due to a variety of factors, including nutrition deficiencies, infestations, disease and pesticide exposure.
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Raven Brunner,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Priya Chakrabarti Basu, an assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at WSU told ABC News that honey bee losses could stem from nutrition deficiencies, mite infestations, viral diseases and possible pesticide exposure during the previous pollinating season.
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Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
The practice of beekeeping, or apiculture, expanded throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, becoming integral to agriculture by aiding in crop pollination.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Bees are commonly believed to live for around 28 days, explained Robyn Underwood, Penn State Extension educator in apiculture and co-author on the paper.
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Jack Guy,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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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.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
The media executive picked up apiculture with his children as a way to soften their fears about insects.
—
Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
Africanized honeybees don't survive in areas with cold winters and don't like high levels of rain, which makes for natural cutoffs in areas where temperatures fall, said Juliana Rangel, a professor of apiculture (beekeeping) at Texas A&M University.
—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
These actions are helping to restore ecosystems, protect food systems, and offer economic lifelines to communities dependent on agriculture and apiculture.
—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Priya Chakrabarti Basu, assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at WSU, suggested that the colony losses can be due to a variety of factors, including nutrition deficiencies, infestations, disease and pesticide exposure.
—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Priya Chakrabarti Basu, an assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at WSU told ABC News that honey bee losses could stem from nutrition deficiencies, mite infestations, viral diseases and possible pesticide exposure during the previous pollinating season.
—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
The practice of beekeeping, or apiculture, expanded throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, becoming integral to agriculture by aiding in crop pollination.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Bees are commonly believed to live for around 28 days, explained Robyn Underwood, Penn State Extension educator in apiculture and co-author on the paper.
—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Apiculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiculture. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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