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beekeeping; apiculture
The practice of keeping honeybee colonies for the production of honey and other products such as beeswax.
養蜂を始めた。
I started beekeeping.
祖父は養蜂家で、蜂蜜を作っている。
My grandfather is a beekeeper and produces honey.
都市の屋上で養蜂をする人が増えている。
More people are keeping bees on urban rooftops.
USAGE:
養蜂 is the standard term for beekeeping. It can also function as a する verb (養蜂する).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 養蜂家 (beekeeper)
- 養蜂場 (apiary; bee farm)
- 養蜂箱 (beehive box)
WORD FORMATION:
養 (to raise/keep) + 蜂 (bee). The same 養 appears in 養殖 (aquaculture) and 養鶏 (poultry farming).