beeyard

beeyard — noun

1. a place where people keep beehives so bees can live there and make honey

1.名詞C1
釋義

a place where people keep beehives so bees can live there and make honey

例句

Lakshmi checked each hive in the beeyard before the sun grew hot.

check hives in the beeyard

Several wooden hives stood in the beeyard behind the apple trees.

beeyard with multiple hives outdoors

同義詞
  • apiary

    the standard and slightly more formal word, especially in technical writing

  • hive yard

    a very close variant that also means an area where hives are kept together

  • bee farm

    broader, often meaning the whole business rather than just the hive area

文法句型

in the beeyard

check hives in the beeyard

move boxes into the beeyard

用法筆記

Usually countable. It often refers to the outdoor area where several hives are kept together, not to one hive by itself. Distinguish from beehive: a beeyard is the whole place, while a beehive is one home for bees.

常見錯誤

❌We painted the old beeyard yellow.
✅We painted the old beehive yellow.
💡Use beehive for one box or bee home; beeyard means the whole area with hives.