bombiculture

English

Etymology

Spanish bomba +‎ culture

Noun

bombiculture (uncountable)

1. The raising of bees for use as pollinators in agriculture, typically within hothouses.
   • 2007, Status of Pollinators in North America, National Research Council:

     U.S. bombiculture, the rearing of bumble bees, faces many more serious problems than does megachileculture—the rearing of leafcutter bees.

See also

• apiculture