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05.122020December 5, 2020

APIS DORSATA LABORIOSA: THE HIMALAYAN CLIFF BEE, ITS MAD HONEY, AND THE GURUNG PEOPLE OF NEPAL

By rasmi kandelIn UncategorizedTags APIS DORSATA LABORIOSA, bees, Grayanotoxins, gurungs, HIMALAYAN CLIFF BEE, Himalayan Cliff Honey, Himalayan Honey, honey hunters, honey hunting, Mad Honey, madhoneynepal, Rhododendron flower

The Himalayan Cliff Bee is found in a small forested area in the centre of the Nepalese Himalayas northwest of Kathmandu. These 3 cm long...

05.122020December 12, 2020

Hunting for Hallucinogenic Honey

Hunting for Hallucinogenic Honey

By rasmi kandelIn BlogTags Himalayan Cliff Honey, Mad Honey

Each year, an increasing number of Nepalis leave rural villages to work abroad, and honey hunting has become a way for the villagers to maintain a connection with their ancestors.