Bees

See also 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.