After the expo came to an end, the county government asked Huang to turn the pavilion into a permanent museum at a location of his choosing.
綠博結束，縣政府就派員前來遊說，希望黃東明將蜂采館的資源承接下來，另外成立一座永久性的蜜蜂博物館，成為宜蘭博物館家族的一員。