Masters of Bees

At 2,000 metres above sea level in Manaslu, Nepal, live the Gurung ethnic group; each year, some of his people are elected to face the Himalayan giant honey bee; this is the case of Lal Bahadur, one of the greatest honey hunters.

The role of Mayans in the conservation of Melipona Beecheii bee species and making present-day Mexico one of the leading producers of honey in the world.

Insight into the unconventional hunting, beekeeping, and honey-harvesting techniques adopted by the Yaaku people in Kenya.

In the heart of the Cévennes mountains live colonies of apis mellifera; to protect the bees and to preserve an inactive tradition, Stéphane Libéri has created his apiary at an altitude of 800 metres.

Fifteen stories explore the intimate relationships humans forge with bees to produce honey.

In the Kaçkar massif, Turkey, forty beekeepers from the Lazio ethnic group produce the best and most expensive honey in the country.