The bees are guarding gallons of a sticky, reddish fluid known as mad honey ... the village of Saddi, in Nepal’s Hongu River Valley. Boys return to Saddi after harvesting firewood.

For centuries, the Gurungs have been the only people to harvest "mad honey" from their cliff in Nepal. The honey has hallucinogenic properties, and harvesting it is a big part of the Gurungs' culture.

See All Key Ideas Honey-hunters in northern Mozambique rely on honeyguide birds to locate three-quarters of their harvest each year, a new study says, underscoring the economic value these wild ...

Worldwide application of a new standard for sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal, aromatic ... Cambodia, India, Lesotho, Nepal, and South Africa. The report notes the importance of ensuring all ...