Multiple choice

The commercial farming of bees for honey and wax is called

  1. sericulture

  2. apiculture

  3. agriculture

  4. livestock rearing

  5. poultry farming

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produces, to pollinate crops or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary or bee yard.