Question

The artificial rearing of honey bees is called as:

• A. Silviculture
• B. Lociculture
• C. Apiculture
• D. Sericulture

Hint:

Apiculture is crucial not only for honey production but also for the cross-pollination of crops, which enhances agricultural yields.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: What is asked.
We need the word for the rearing of honey bees by people.

Step 2: Learn the related words.
Silviculture means growing forests. Sericulture means rearing silkworms to get silk.

Step 3: The bee word.
Apiculture is the science of keeping and caring for honey bees.

Step 4: What it involves.
In apiculture, bees are kept in man made boxes called hives. People collect honey and beeswax from them.

Step 5: Remove wrong choices.
Lociculture is not a real standard term, and the others belong to forests and silk.

Step 6: Conclusion.
So rearing of honey bees is called apiculture.
Answer: Apiculture