beekeeper
a person who raises honeybees; apiculturist.
Origin of beekeeper
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How to use beekeeper in a sentence
They filed out beneath the stained-glass windows depicting the patron saint of beekeepers and candle makers.
As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder | Michael Daly | January 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause beekeepers have responded to the loss of hives by creating new ones.
If there's enough money to be made, beekeepers will work very hard to build more hives.
And in 2006, American beekeepers had to import bees for the first time in almost a century.
Then the British Beekeepers' Association will explain much of an instructive kind about the busy bee.
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Older beekeepers, both on the farm and professional men, also are beginning to study beekeeping.
For the bulk of beekeepers cellar wintering in Minnesota is to be recommended.
All through the South there are openings for beekeepers and it will be a long time yet before all openings are filled.
Bee Hunting | John Ready LockardParts of Pennsylvania are open to good beekeepers and so are portions of Michigan, one of the leading states of the Union.
Bee Hunting | John Ready Lockard
British Dictionary definitions for beekeeper
/ (ˈbiːˌkiːpə) /
a person who keeps bees for their honey; apiarist
Derived forms of beekeeper
- beekeeping, noun
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