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Post by Geoff on Jun 23, 2008 11:12:16 GMT
In the rambling thread on the main board the following passage was cited:
Can someone explain the difference between an apiculturist and an apiarist? I've never heard of apiculture or apiculturist before.
... and is professional necessary as a qualification of apiculturist?
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Post by Dave M on Jun 23, 2008 12:56:51 GMT
I'd say they were pretty much interchangable, for most people, but there's a slight difference which certain authors would intend:
apiarist - one who keeps bees. apiculture - the practice and science of keeping bees.
hence apiculturist - one who practices the science of keeping bees.
Maybe.
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Post by Pete on Jun 23, 2008 14:22:08 GMT
Dictionary.com suggests that an apiarist is a person who keeps bees and an apiculturist raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes. In practice, the difference may only be one of scale.
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Post by Vadim on Jun 23, 2008 15:13:58 GMT
Dictionary.com suggests that an apiarist is a person who jkeeps bees and an apiculturist raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes. In practice, the duifference may only be one of scale. I guess you have started on the ale!
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Post by Pete on Jun 23, 2008 17:47:35 GMT
And corrected. But too late! Sadly, sparkling water only with lunch today!
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Post by Pete on Jun 23, 2008 17:49:54 GMT
You also mentioned the use of "professional". The only value I think this adds to the sentence is to suggest that he is paid to apiarise and that Samantha probably had to pay him for his services.
In contrast, she could have called in a fellow hobbyist but would he have been an apiarist rather than an apiculturist?
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Post by Geoff on Jun 23, 2008 22:08:50 GMT
Dictionary.com suggests that an apiarist is a person who keeps bees and an apiculturist raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes. In practice, the difference may only be one of scale. I looked at the definitions on Dictionary.com. That's how I knew apiculturist was a real word. Reading your definitions just now, Pete, it occurred to me that the product of interest for the apiarist could be honey, but that for the apiculturist could be the bees. When I first read raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes I thought only of honey. Thoughts anyone?
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Post by Rajesh Valluri AKA Raj on Jun 24, 2008 1:01:18 GMT
Actually, some farmers keep bees so that their crops grow well. The pollination by bees has a major impact on the amount of harvest, particularly on the Orange and Apple plantations. On a side note, a mysterious disease in bees lead to a wide-scale death of bees and loss of bee hives, and eventually lead to billions of dollars in crop losses. aginfo.psu.edu/news/2007/1/HoneyBees.htmPS:- I am not very satisfied with how I framed the first senetence. I'd really appreciate it if someone helps me make it sound better.
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Post by Pete on Jun 24, 2008 10:23:07 GMT
Actually, some farmers keep bees so that their crops grow well. The pollination by bees has a major impact on the amount of harvest, particularly on the Orange and Apple plantations. On a side note, a mysterious disease in bees lead to a wide-scale death of bees and loss of bee hives, and eventually lead to billions of dollars in crop losses. aginfo.psu.edu/news/2007/1/HoneyBees.htmPS:- I am not very satisfied with how I framed the first senetence. I'd really appreciate it if someone helps me make it sound better. How about, "Some farmers keep bees to improve crop yields"?-
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Post by Rajesh Valluri AKA Raj on Jun 24, 2008 12:55:30 GMT
Pete: That's more like it. Thanks.
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