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apiary

[ ey-pee-er-ee ]

noun

plural apiaries.
  1. a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.


apiary

/ ˈɪɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a place where bees are kept, usually in beehives
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apiary1

1645–55; < Latin 辱ܳ beehive, equivalent to api ( s ) bee + -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apiary1

C17: from Latin 辱ܳ from apis bee
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"We are so fortunate to be able to work with the Pennsylvania beekeepers, who every year answer a survey on their management practices, their bees' winter survival and their apiary locations," Grozinger said.

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Visit a local apiary or beekeeper to see how bees live and work.

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The farm also has an apiary operation that produces incredible honey, two rescue steers, and a smattering of laying hens.

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A team from the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by studying a colony of honeybees at an apiary at the University and using computational models to mimic their brain processes.

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Once the weather warms up, Davis plans to take them to his apiary in Thermal, where he will release them.

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