Sticky future: Climate change hits Nepal’s highly prized hallucinogenic honey hunters

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Nepal’S Honey Hunters Notícia

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LAMJUNG (Nepal), July 14 — Hanging from a rope-and-bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey — an ancient...

Ambani heir to India’s giant corp Reliance, weds pharmaceutical heiress in grand Mumbai ceremony as stars, political leaders watch In this picture taken on June 9, 2024, a honey hunter of Gurung ethnic community harvests honeycomb at a cliff in Lamjung district of Nepal. Hanging from a rope and bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey — an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change.

The combs are valued as “mad honey”, sweetness with a sting in its tail that collectors say provides an intoxicating buzz with mild psychoactive properties derived from rhododendron nectar that the bees love. Doodh Bahadur Gurung, 65, who taught his son Som Ram his skills, said hunters had seen a rapid slump in the number of hives and amounts of honey harvested.

“Bees... are highly susceptible to changing temperatures,” said bee specialist Susma Giri, from the Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences.ICIMOD rang the alarm in May, noting at least 75 per cent of Nepal’s crops depend on pollinators such as bees.“The reduced pollination that ensues has already had alarming economic consequences.”

 

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