beekeeping
beekeeping — 名詞
1. the work or hobby of looking after bee colonies and their hives, usually to get
養蜂
照顧蜂群並採蜜的工作或嗜好
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.
大學畢業後，Nina 開始養蜂，並在週六市集賣蜂蜜。
start beekeeping
Weekend beekeeping taught Omar how to check each hive calmly.
週末養蜂讓 Omar 學會沉著地逐一檢查蜂箱。
beekeeping + check each hive
The Park family took up beekeeping after their apple trees stopped making much fruit.
Park 一家在蘋果樹結果變少後開始養蜂。
On rooftop hives, good beekeeping depends on clean tools and fresh water.
屋頂蜂箱的養蜂工作仰賴乾淨的工具和充足的飲水。
After months without rain, beekeeping got harder because nearby flowers died early.
好幾個月沒下雨後，附近花朵提早凋謝，養蜂也變得更辛苦。
- 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.