beekeeper

Everyday

1. A person who keeps bees in hives to collect honey and wax. tree →
2. Someone who looks after bees as a hobby or job. tree →

In the lessons

In science and nature lessons: beekeepers help bees, collect honey and know how bees make it. In stories and farming. They wear a veil and protective suit for safety. Phrase: a beekeeper's suit, the beekeeper's smoker.

Examples

• The beekeeper wore a white suit and a veil. tree →
• Our neighbour is a beekeeper with three hives. tree →
• The beekeeper used smoke to calm the bees. tree →
• Beekeepers collect honey in late summer. tree →
• A beekeeper showed our class how bees build combs. tree →
• The beekeeper sold jars of honey at the market. tree →

Note

Compound word: bee + keeper, one word. Another word: apiarist (formal). Beekeepers do not hurt the bees when taking honey; they leave some for the bees. In maths problems, a beekeeper often has hives with a number of bees or jars of honey to divide.