Re: What is the science of beekeeping called? ie. Botany, Entemology...

The latin word for bee is Apis, so anything having to do with bees has the prefix Api at the front of the word. For example:

• Apiology - the branch of Entomology dealing with bees
• Apiculture - the keeping and rearing of bees
• Apiary - a "house" for keeping bees (similar to "aviary" for birds)
• Apiarist - a beekeeper
• Apiarian - related to beekeeping
• Apifactory - a group of apiaries used for economic purposes.

In English, "Beekeeping" is as correct as any other term, although the international beekeepers organizations like using "api" as a prefix on several other words.