#apiary

• Apiary — A specially arranged place, structural shelter, or complex of hives where bees are bred and cared for; an apiary. It also represents a minor lexical variant for the collective action or process of organizing an apicultural activity.
• Apiary — A specially arranged place where beehives are located and bees are raised; an apiary or beeyard; the occupation or craft of beekeeping, including the totality of knowledge and techniques needed for their exploitation. Collectively, it can designate a large mass of moving bees.