TEHRATHUM, Jan. 13 -- Beekeeping or apiculture has always been an important income generating activity in many places, particularly in the rural hill and mountain regions. And this activity could be transformed into bee tourism or 'apitourism', a move that could have a large impact at the village levels, bee farmers and concerned stakeholders said.

They said that Nepal's unique apiculture with a long beekeeping tradition can be developed as a new form of tourism, to offer a new kind of holiday experience with a positive impact on people and the environment.

Tourists can enjoy delicious home-made honey and at the same time learn about the history, tradition and culture of beekeeping.

Shiva Prasad Sharma, president of the Federation of N...