{"id":60690,"date":"2017-05-18T17:26:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T22:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=60690"},"modified":"2017-05-19T10:07:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:07:54","slug":"heres-buzz-worlds-best-bee-vacations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/heres-buzz-worlds-best-bee-vacations\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s the buzz on the world’s best bee vacations"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s the buzz on bee tourism? Well, it\u2019s a thing, for starters. Concern over a declining bee population is translating into a buzz over destinations focused on their A-Bee-Cs. Here are five places around the world that are, simply put, the bee\u2019s knees.<\/p>\n

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Wooden beehive in Slovenia<\/p><\/div>\n

Slovenia<\/h1>\n

The first stop for a traveling apiphiliac (bee lover) is Slovenia. As the only EU country officially protecting its little critters, the southern Euro nation is the Queen Bee. Slovenia<\/a> is considered the cradle of modern apitherapy and beekeeping has been part of its culture since days of yore. Wanna-bees can visit beekeepers, learn about biodynamic beekeeping and best yet, enjoy restorative apitherapy treatments. What\u2019s on the spa menu? Honey and bee venom massages and beeswax thermotherapy, for starters. There’s also napping on beehives, which apparently is very calming. Snooze while breathing in bee emanations and listening to bee conversations, which drone on and on like white noise. Check out tour operator Apiroutes<\/a> to get the latest buzz.<\/p>\n

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France<\/h1>\n

L\u2019abeilles is the French word for bees. The hunt for l\u2019abeilles (and no, French bees do not wear berets) starts in Paris<\/a>. The swanky Mandarin Oriental <\/a>has a penthouse for them. Ooh la la. Rooftop hives house 50,000 very busy bees, who produce honey used by the chef and by bartenders mixing up honey-inspired cocktails. Hotel guests who reuse towels are even rewarded for bee<\/em>-ing green with a jar of house-made honey. In the countryside, the Rh\u00f4<\/em><\/span>ne-Alpes region is honey heaven. Les Fermes de Marie<\/a> specializes in holistic spa treatments based on the healing powers of honey. Vendors at the street market in the nearby village of Meg\u00e8ve sell an entire range of bee products.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Isabella Harrex<\/p><\/div>\n

New Zealand<\/h1>\n

Honey from down under is creating quite a buzz with its health benefits attracting both the curious and the sweet-toothed. The country has thousands of beekeepers managing more than 500,000 hives. In the North Island\u2019s far north, api-fanatics can go on hive tours focusing on how honey is made and the intricacies of the bee caste system. Bay of Plenty<\/a> is the home of Comvita, a producer of Manuka\u2014today\u2019s \u201cit\u201d honey. Aside from sampling the sticky stuff at company headquarters, visitors can be a bee in a virtual beehive and take educational tours explaining how bees do their thing. In Dunedin<\/a> on the South Island, the Blueskin Bay Honey<\/a> company recently launched two-hour hive adventures enabling visitors to try their hand at beekeeping.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h1>\n

Closer to the equator, there are several beekeeping cooperatives in Uganda. Visitors to the Bunyangabu Beekeeping Cooperative in Rubona<\/a> can learn about the beekeeping process and how it benefits the community. They can also participate in candle-making workshops and honey-tasting sessions. Guests staying at Kyambura Gorge Lodge in Kichwamba can tour the Omumashaka Bee Keepers Cooperative and purchase honey there.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of the Fairmont Royal York<\/p><\/div>\n

Canada<\/h1>\n

In North America, there is a hotel brand of choice for bees. The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto<\/a> has been the innovator\u2014opening the first hotel rooftop apiary in the world in 2008. That same year, Fairmont became the first luxury hotel brand to develop a brand-wide Bee Sustainable program. The majority of Fairmont Hotels in the United States and Canada now wax poetic about the honeybee hives on their roofs. Resultant nectar is used in Fairmont hotel bars, restaurants and spas.<\/p>\n

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