A person who keeps and manages bees and apiaries, especially one who does so professionally or with specialized knowledge.
From Latin 'apis' (bee) + '-arist' suffix. This is an alternative, less common form of 'apiculturist,' emphasizing the location (apiary) rather than the practice itself.
Apiarists face an increasingly urgent mission: as wild bee populations collapse, these experts become crucial defenders of pollination, and some studies suggest that without apiaries, many crops would simply disappear from grocery stores within years.
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