English photographer Andrew Newey, who has already received numerous awards for his work in his career, managed to take another wonderful series of photos. This time he went to Nepal and photographed members of the Gurung tribe during beekeeping, which is still practiced today as it was thousands of years ago.
Twice a year beekeepers of the Nepalese tribe Gurung they climb to the foot of the cliffs, where this sweet surprise awaits them. And it was their work that an English photographer decided to capture Andrew Newey. Nepalis still use traditional tool, which was already used by their ancestors - hand-woven ladders, long and sharp bamboo sticks, which they use to cut the hives full of honey from the wall, and they fall into the ready-made baskets. After driving away the bees with smoke, they climb up to the baskets and take the hard-burnt honey.
Besides the great danger falls Nepalese while "stealing" the biggest bees in the world. Himalayan bee it can grow up to three centimeters in length. Due to the grayanotoxins that bees ingest during spring feeding on rhododendron, their spring honey can become an opiate, which is why it fetches high prices in Japan, China and Korea.
