Himalayan giant honey bee

Gurung honey hunter climbing rope on steep Himalayan cliff face holding honeycomb with snow-capped mountain peaks visible in background

Mad Honey Editorial
May 31, 2026
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Gurung Honey Hunters: Nepal’s Cliff Harvest Tradition Behind Mad Honey

Gurung honey hunters are members of Nepal’s hill and Himalayan communities known for harvesting wild honey from giant cliffside bee colonies. Their work is closely

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A close-up photograph of an Apis laboriosa Himalayan cliff bee resting on a rough grey rock surface, showing its distinctive black and orange banded body and translucent wings.

Mad Honey Editorial
March 17, 2026
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Apis Laboriosa Honey: The Himalayan Cliff Bee, Its Wild Honey, and How It Connects to “Mad Honey”

If you’ve searched “apis laboriosa honey,” you’re probably trying to connect three things that get mixed up online: a bee species (Apis laboriosa), a harvesting

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