Denotation: dictionary meaning or meanings of the word. Connotation: alternative meanings of the word that have been determined by its history of use, the contexts in which it is used, and established associations with the word.enotation: dictionary meaning or meanings of the word. Connotation: alternative meanings of the word that have been determined by its history of use, the contexts in which it is used, and established associations with the word.
A commercial beekeeper working in an apiary. A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees (i.e. practices beekeeping). Honey bees produce commodities such as honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly, while some beekeepers also raise queens and bees to sell to other farmers and to satisfy scientific curiosity.
It is commonly believed that the term refers to honey produced from fruits such as dates and figs. Bees' honey, on the other hand, is mentioned explicitly only twice, both related to wild bees. The first instance is how Samson culled bees' honey from inside the corpse of the lion in the Soreq Valley (Judges 14: 8-9). The second case is the story of Jonathan, King Saul's son, who dipped his hand into a honeycomb during the battle of Mikhmash (Samuel I 14:27).