Apiculture
/ˈeɪ.pɪ.kʌl.tʃər/noun
The breeding and care of bees, especially for honey production.
Did you know?The root *api-* comes from Latin *apis* “bee,” and bee imagery has long carried ritual, royal, and divine associations across Indo-European cultures.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ep-
“to take, seize, or obtain”
Latin
Latin
apis
“bee”
Latin
Latin
cultūra
“cultivation, tending, care”
Late Latin
Latin
api-cultūra
“bee-keeping; cultivation of bees”
17th–18th Century
English
apiculture
“the keeping and breeding of bees”