40. Bees

See also 225. INSECTS .

apiarist

a person who tends bees.

apiary

a beehive or collection of beehives. — apiarian, adj.

apiculture

the art and science of beekeeping. — apiculturist, n.

apimania

an abnormal love of bees.

apiology

a specialty within entomology that studies honeybees. — apiologist, n.

apiphobia, apiophobia

an intense fear of bees. Also called melissophobia .

melittology

Rare. apiology. — melittologist, n .