apiculture
/ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə
/noun
Technical term for beekeeping.‘Another reason the apiculture industry here is shrinking so fast is because some bee farmers are unwilling to accept physical hardship as they did before,’ he said....
- The Report says that apiculture is the third largest industry after mining and tourism.
- He holds a master of science degree in apiculture.
Derivatives
apicultural
- However, preliminary genetic analyses showed offspring admixture was probably caused by apicultural drift (beekeepers' term for the change of hive or colony).
- When these procedures are not performed, the products shall be kept away from the bees and any contact with apicultural equipment and products must be prevented.
- The organic production process of apicultural products is certified by IMO (Institute For Market Ecology) which is a Suiz certification company.
apiculturist
- Be it parasites or disease, the apiculturist has a plethora of tools at their disposal.
- Subsequently, over the course of a five year program, 1500 new apiculturists will be trained in the raising of beehives and in the production of high quality honey.
- On kibbutzes and farms, apiculturists produce more than 3,500 tons of honey annually from 90,000 beehives, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin apis 'bee' + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.
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