beekeeping
beekeeping — noun
1. the work or hobby of looking after bee colonies and their hives, usually to get
the work or hobby of looking after bee colonies and their hives, usually to get honey
After college, Nina started beekeeping and sold honey at Saturday markets.
start beekeeping
Weekend beekeeping taught Omar how to check each hive calmly.
beekeeping + check each hive
The Park family took up beekeeping after their apple trees stopped making much fruit.
On rooftop hives, good beekeeping depends on clean tools and fresh water.
After months without rain, beekeeping got harder because nearby flowers died early.
- apiculture
more formal and more common in technical writing
- bee farming
a plain descriptive phrase, often with a business focus
- honey production
focuses on the product, not the full care of the bees
文法句型
start beekeeping
take up beekeeping
go into beekeeping
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often used after verbs such as start, take up, and go into. Distinguish from beekeeper, which names the person rather than the activity.