Person who keeps bees (8)
I believe the answer is:
apiarist
'person who keeps bees' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for apiarist that I've seen before include "He has hives" , "Who keeps workers" , "The workers' worker, say" , "A keeper of bees" , "Person who keeps and tends bees" .)