apitourism

— Apitourism—tourists that visit other bee yards—has a good future, especially as more novices join the ranks and the beekeeping conferences continue to draw crowds. In surroundings such as Hawaii and California, apitourism can appeal to an emerging niche market in ecotourism. Apitourism also defines a new direction for beekeepers in other equally exotic places in the varied American landscape: the Rio Grande, the Appalachians, the Plains, the East Coast.