a·pi·cul·ture
noun/ˈeɪpɪkʌltʃə(r)/
/ˈeɪpɪkʌltʃər/
[uncountable] (specialist)- the activity of owning and taking care of bees
synonym beekeeping养蜂;养蜂业 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin apis ‘bee’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.