What do you mean by apiculture? How is it important to our lives?

Explanation

Apiculture or bee culture is the maintenance of hives of honeybees for the large scale production of honey and beeswax.
Importance of apiculture are as follows
Honey is a highly nutritious food source as a number of ayurvedic medicines are taken with honey.
Honey is a good blood purifier and works as a curative for ulcers on tongue and alimentary canal
Beeswax is used in many industries in the manufacture of face cream, paint, insulators, ointments, carbon paper, polishes, candles and many other lubricants, Bee venom is used in the treatment of arthritis and snake bite.