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a city of stinging architects where the rent is paid in honey
means An apiary is a place where bees are kept, typically a collection of hives maintained for honey or pollination.
from From Latin apiarium, "beehive," built on apis, "bee" — the same buzzing root behind apiculture (beekeeping) and apiarist (the keeper). The English word arrived in the 17th century straight from the Latin, no detour required.
- hive count
- a single apiary can hold millions of bees
- theft history
- hives are stolen by the truckload during pollination season
- sound check
- healthy hives hum at a specific contented frequency
- ancient gig
- Egyptians ran floating apiaries on Nile rafts
for instance
warsaw university apiary — beekeeping facility in poland with 200+ hives used for research and honey production
top-bar hive apiaries — horizontal hive systems popularized by beekeepers in kenya and ethiopia since the 1960s
buckfast abbey apiary — historic beekeeping operation in devon, england, famous for developing the buckfast bee breed