apiarists
Keepers of hives
Apiarists are beekeepers—people who maintain hives and cultivate bees for honey, wax, or pollination services.
The term is more formal than beekeeper: The apiarists inspected their hives for signs of colony collapse.
An apiarist practices apiculture.
equipment
Bee dwelling structure
- smokerTobacco habit holder
- bee suitProtective clothing for hives
- veilFabric that obscures
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
extractor · frames · foundation · super · feeder
profession
One who tends hives
- agricultural workerPerson who farms
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
community
Guidance from experienced person
- field dayTime of great success
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
hive
Bee dwelling structure
beekeeping
Maintaining hives for honey
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- extractionAct of removing
beekeeper
One who tends hives
- agricultural workerPerson who farms
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- smallholderFarmer of limited land
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- field dayTime of great success
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion