thefreedictionary.com - Beekeeping

Erika P. (Brazil)
Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production—humans have been harvesting honey from bee colonies for thousands upon thousands of years. Beekeeping was particularly well developed in Egypt and is discussed by the Roman writers Virgil, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Varro, and Columella. Bees were traditionally kept for their honey, but today crop pollination often provides the greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income. What are four useful hive products other than honey?
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  1. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
    Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production—humans have been harvesting honey from bee colonies for thousands upon thousands of years.
  2. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
    Beekeeping is one of the oldest forms of food production—humans have been harvesting honey from bee colonies for thousands upon thousands of years.
  3. particularly
    to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
    Beekeeping was particularly well developed in Egypt and is discussed by the Roman writers Virgil, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Varro, and Columella.
  4. developed
    being changed over time, as to be stronger or more complete
    Beekeeping was particularly well developed in Egypt and is discussed by the Roman writers Virgil, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Varro, and Columella.
  5. discuss
    consider or examine in speech or writing
    Beekeeping was particularly well developed in Egypt and is discussed by the Roman writers Virgil, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Varro, and Columella.
  6. traditionally
    according to long-standing practice
    Bees were traditionally kept for their honey, but today crop pollination often provides the greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income.
  7. pollination
    transfer of the fine spores that contain male gametes
    Bees were traditionally kept for their honey, but today crop pollination often provides the greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income.
  8. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Bees were traditionally kept for their honey, but today crop pollination often provides the greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income.
  9. commercial
    connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods
    Bees were traditionally kept for their honey, but today crop pollination often provides the greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income.
  10. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
    Bees were traditionally kept for their honey, but today crop pollination often provides the greater part of a commercial beekeeper's income.
  11. hive
    a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees
    What are four useful hive products other than honey?
  12. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    What are four useful hive products other than honey?
Created on Sat Jul 19 06:59:30 EDT 2014

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