page_title: Beekeeper
hierarchical_section_title: Beekeeper
caption_attribution_description: Beekeeper inspecting Langstroth bee hives in Alberta, Canada
context_page_description: A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees.
  Beekeepers are also called honey farmers, apiarists, or less commonly, apiculturists. The term beekeeper refers to a person who keeps honey bees in beehives, boxes, or other receptacles. Honey bees are not domesticated, and the beekeeper does not control the creatures. The beekeeper owns the hives or boxes and associated equipment. The bees are free to forage or leave as they desire. Bees usually return to the beekeeper's hive as the hive presents a clean, dark, sheltered home.
context_section_description: A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees.
  Beekeepers are also called honey farmers, apiarists, or less commonly, apiculturists (both from the Latin apis, bee; cf. apiary). The term beekeeper refers to a person who keeps honey bees in beehives, boxes, or other receptacles. Honey bees are not domesticated, and the beekeeper does not control the creatures. The beekeeper owns the hives or boxes and associated equipment. The bees are free to forage or leave (swarm) as they desire. Bees usually return to the beekeeper's hive as the hive presents a clean, dark, sheltered home.
caption: A commercial beekeeper working in an apiary
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