Meaning & use
apiary
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A place where beehives are kept, especially for producing honey.
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The farmer set up an apiary at the edge of the orchard to help pollinate the fruit trees.
Visitors can watch beekeepers tend the hives at the local apiary.
A note on using this word
Refers to the collection of hives and the location together, not to a single beehive.
Words with a similar meaning
bee yard
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