Apiary definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Thanks be to Heaven, a puff of wind carried us off to the mountain side; and now the vintage is over we must not expect to get out again so soon On hearing these descriptions of Nature so true, at this worship of day and light, I could no longer entertain the least doubt on the subject The blind girl sees,' said I to myself; 'she sees through thousands of eyes; the apiary is her life, her soul.

—The Man-Wolf and Other Tales

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noun A place where bees and beehives are kept, especially a place where bees are raised for their honey.

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"Tel Rehov is so important because it contains a full apiary, demonstrating that this was a large-scale operation," Kritsky says. — My Own Thoughts
Tracking down the estimated 20,000 beekeepers at large wouldn't be difficult; those collecting a swarm of bees from an association or a commercial apiary could be required to register them. — Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
A year later the apiary was supported with 5 hives imported from Al Yahya Company in Egypt which appeared to be a good start and was of distinguished quality and quantity. — Here There and Everywhere
The apiary is where Bablok's recharges his batteries, the place he goes to store up the energy he needs for everyday life and for his job at the BMW plant's training workshops. — Illuminati Conspiracy Archive Blog
The apiary was supposed to be a very private place - far away from work and, most of all, far away from the public. — Illuminati Conspiracy Archive Blog