Plural of apiary; multiple places where bees are kept and raised, often for honey production and pollination purposes.
From Latin 'apiarium' (beehouse) with the '-ary' suffix meaning 'place of,' then pluralized with '-ies.' The word literally means 'places of bees.'
Modern beekeepers manage apiaries strategically—placing them near wildflower fields in summer and citrus groves in winter—because bees visit the same flowers predictably, making their hive locations almost agricultural real estate investments.
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