Apiculture

Apiculture, or bee keeping, is the commercial care and management of honey bees specifically for producing honey — the word itself derives from the Latin 'apis', meaning bee. Bees for this purpose are kept in apiaries, dedicated areas where many hives can be placed together. Worldwide, five species of honey bee are well recognised: Apis dorsata (the rock bee), Apis florea (the little bee), Apis indica (the Indian bee), Apis mellifera (the European bee) and Apis adamsoni (the African …