beek
n.— «The increase, he said, is due to a growing interest in the ancient practice of beekeeping, as well as what it means to the cycle of life in the natural world.…Arcata resident and Companion Animal Foundation founder Kim Class is also interested in the life of bees. She’s what some refer to as a “newbee” or a “beek.”» —“It’s all in the buzz” by Sharon Letts Times-Standard (Eureka, California) June 26, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Irish writer Edna O’Brien’s short story “Madame Cassandra” from her book Saints and Sinners (Bookshop|Amazon) opens with a character observing, “I always love the way bees snuggle into the foxglove … for the...
Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There’s a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the language of hobbyists and enthusiasts: If you’re a beekeeper, perhaps you call yourself a...