The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
apiculturist \apiculturist\ n. 1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey. Syn: beekeeper, apiarist. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
apiculturist n 1: a farmer who keeps bees for their honey [syn: beekeeper, apiarist, apiculturist]