Question

The branch of agriculture that deals with the rearing of the bees is called:

• A. Horticulture
• B. Apiculture
• C. Sericulture
• D. Pisciculture

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Apiculture

The correct option is B:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Apiculture is the practice of growing and caring for bees for commercial or agricultural purposes.
2. Humans are responsible for the maintenance of bee colonies, which are usually kept in hives.
3. A beekeeper raises bees to harvest honey and other hive products to pollinate crops.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Horticulture is defined as the cultivation of plants for food, comfort, and aesthetics.
2. It usually involves landscape restoration, plant conservation, soil management, landscape and garden design, and arboriculture.

Option C:

1. Sericulture is the practice of rearing silkworms to produce silk.
2. It is a small-scale industry that produces a range of silks all over the world.

Option D:

1. Pisciculture is also known as fish culture.
2. It is a practice of economically breeding fish in tanks or ponds.

Final answer: The branch of agriculture that deals with the rearing of the bees are called apiculture.