beekeeper

Tends buzzing colonies

A beekeeper is someone who maintains bee colonies, typically honeybees, for honey production or pollination services.

The practice is called beekeeping or apiculture.

Beekeepers manage hives, harvest honey, and work to keep their colonies healthy: The beekeeper checked each frame for signs of disease.

animal-husbandry

apiarist

One who tends bees

sideliner · commercial · mentor · association · certification · apprentice

hive-products

honey

Bees' viscous nectar product

  • propolisResinous hive sealant
  • pollenFloral reproductive grains
  • combToothed grooming implement

nectar · manuka · honeycomb · mead · candles · polish · tincture · cosmetics · venom

apiculture

apiary

Hive-keeping grounds

  • hiveBee dwelling structure
  • colonyDependent territorial settlement
  • swarmMass of moving insects

smoker · extractor · frame · foundation · super · uncapping · nucleus · feeder · wintering · splitting

bee-biology

queen

Most powerful chess piece

  • droneUnmanned flying machine
  • workerPerson who toils
  • larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures

brood · stinger · antennae · proboscis · metamorphosis · pheromones · swarming · foraging

protective-gear

veil

Fabric that obscures

hood · mesh · zipper · white · breathable · jacket · hat

pollination

flowers

Plant reproductive structures

almond · clover · lavender · sunflower · biodiversity · ecosystem · cross-pollination · pollinator · agricultural · bloom

Categories
Opposites
relationship to bees

beekeeperexterminator

One who eradicates vermin

pest controller · fumigator · insect killer

Family

beekeeping, beekeepers

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