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Don't watch this while standing up!Harvesting honey from tualang tree in Malaysia.
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Giant bees tualang honey - 150 feet up with a go-pro, a cheap rope, six inch nails and a hammer. (Original Post)
populistdriven
Jul 2018
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rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)1. It must be special honey for that much trouble.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)2. No honey is worth that. nt
pansypoo53219
(20,976 posts)3. has anybody bothered to tell them about bee hives on the ground?
OxQQme
(2,550 posts)4. Tualang honey
https://healthywithhoney.com/tualang-honey-what-is-tualang-honey/
Health benefits:
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of studies published in medical databases regarding its potential health benefits.
It seems that tualang honey, has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimutagenic, antitumor, and antidiabetic properties, in addition to wound-healing attributes. Some of its properties are similar to Manuka honey, which has been more researched. Compared to Manuka honey, it is also more effective against some gram-negative bacterial strains in burn wounds. (according to Ahmed, Sarfarz; Othman, Nor Hayati, 2013-05-01)
Harvesting the honey:
The trees are very high, above the jungle, the trunk is really slippery, the bees are huge There is no easy job to gather honey. Thats why some skilled honey hunters are needed.
The hunting doesnt happen like a regular apple harvesting. 🙂 There is a ritual first, performed by the locals, with a mixed Islamic and Hindu symbolism.
Singers chant ancient prayers to cajole, charm and calm the bees. On moonless nights in February and March, honey hunters climb the tualang trees with smoldering torches, banging them on the branches above the nests. This creates a rain of fire, and as the sparks fall to the ground the awakened and enraged bees take off in pursuit of the embers. The bees become disoriented and remain on the ground until dawn, leaving the nests unprotected. The honey hunters will be able to harvest, and about 1,000 pounds of honey can be gathered from only one tree.
Health benefits:
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of studies published in medical databases regarding its potential health benefits.
It seems that tualang honey, has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimutagenic, antitumor, and antidiabetic properties, in addition to wound-healing attributes. Some of its properties are similar to Manuka honey, which has been more researched. Compared to Manuka honey, it is also more effective against some gram-negative bacterial strains in burn wounds. (according to Ahmed, Sarfarz; Othman, Nor Hayati, 2013-05-01)
Harvesting the honey:
The trees are very high, above the jungle, the trunk is really slippery, the bees are huge There is no easy job to gather honey. Thats why some skilled honey hunters are needed.
The hunting doesnt happen like a regular apple harvesting. 🙂 There is a ritual first, performed by the locals, with a mixed Islamic and Hindu symbolism.
Singers chant ancient prayers to cajole, charm and calm the bees. On moonless nights in February and March, honey hunters climb the tualang trees with smoldering torches, banging them on the branches above the nests. This creates a rain of fire, and as the sparks fall to the ground the awakened and enraged bees take off in pursuit of the embers. The bees become disoriented and remain on the ground until dawn, leaving the nests unprotected. The honey hunters will be able to harvest, and about 1,000 pounds of honey can be gathered from only one tree.
miyazaki
(2,243 posts)5. Amazing. Spectacular trees as well.
Hate to see one of these harvests go wrong.
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)6. WOW!
Ive seen many of these videos where locals risk their lives climbing insane heights to get honey but they all use some form of SMOKE for the battle to calm the bees down a bit & run some of them off...But this guy aint got time for SMOKE! LOL!
Amazing!!! Thanks for posting!!!
Snellius
(6,881 posts)7. Are these the same kids who do all those wild animal traps on YouTube?
They are the most ingenious, most fearless hunters ever seen. Everything from giant pythons to crocodiles using nothing but sticks and twine and junk parts. And they show you how step by step DIY. Never know when you'll need to catch a python in the backyard.
Le Gaucher
(1,547 posts)8. This is stealing - plain and simple. I will never eat honey.