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bee·keep·er

(bē′kē′pər)

bee′keep·ing n.

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Noun

beekeeping - the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

apiculture

cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

Translations

apicultura

mehiläishoito

apiculture

apicoltura

birøkt

beekeeping

[ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ] N → apicultura f

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beekeeping

[ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ] n → apicoltura

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"I see through you and three yards under you," he repeated, knowing that his skill in beekeeping, his knowledge of the right time to sow the oats, and the fact that he had been able to retain the old prince's favor for twenty years had long since gained him the reputation of being a wizard, and that the power of seeing three yards under a man is considered an attribute of wizards.

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'The general impression seemed to be that I should be foolish to try anything so speculative as beekeeping, so it fell through.

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