Walking for long distances, enduring the harsh heat, trekking steep slopes, and getting stung by bees is just a common occurrence for expert gatherers who stoically face the entire process.
A wild honey gathering will is an arduous task involving a lot of risks that is not for the faint-hearted. But harvesting wild honey is very different from “agricultural” honey. Honey has been consumed in Africa for at least 20,000 years, potentially even before proper agriculture. It’s one of the most remarkable mutualism relationships in nature. Then, the humans destroy the nest and take the honey, and then birds are feed on the beeswax and honey grubs. The bird guides the humans to the bee colony.
1.1 A practice that’s been going on for centuriesįor many generations, the honeyguide and humans have collaborated to find and harvest bee colonies.
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