beekeeping vs apiculture

beekeeping and apiculture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beekeeping	Yes	No	No	No
apiculture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, beekeeping and apiculture are synonyms defined as:

beekeeping and apiculture: the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

beekeeping (noun)	apiculture (noun)
the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey	the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey