Hunting Nepal’s Mad Honey That Causes Hallucinations (They climb to go insane)

Download “The Last Drop“: The mad honey is produced by apis laboriosa, the largest honey bee on earth. Being 3 centimeters tall, this species is twice as large as the average worker honey bee and has long stingers that can easily penetrate clothing. If there’s anything more exciting than mad honey itself, it’s surely the way of harvesting it. Grayanotoxins come from the nectar of rhododendron flowers that bloom in the Himalayas, and it takes about 4 million flower visits for bees to make just 1 kilogram of honey. An average worker bee produces only 1/20th of a tablespoon of honey in its entire lifetime. So it’s not surprising that the 200 grams of this honey which has the highest amount of grayanatoxins that I am about to taste is currently being sold on the market for approximately $400. However, it’s a sad fact that hunters, risking their lives, earn less than $50 per person by selling kilograms of honey. This honey doesn’t have an antidote; most of the time, the body can tolerate it, but there are rare cases where it has caused heart failure. Before even considering tasting it, it’s best to stick to your doctor’s recommendations. This honey isn’t easy to come by. It requires skilled and brave individuals to harvest it from cliffside hives. The Gurung tribe preserves a rich cultural legacy. This video contains advertisement of my game “The Last Drop“ and my game development company “Bonobos Game“. Subscribe ► “Rediscovery“ Series ► Visiting the Fattest and Least Visited Country 🇳🇷 ► Visiting the World’s Hottest Place (70°C, 159°F) LUT DESERT ► Visiting the MOST AIR POLLUTED CITY in the World (Dust Hell) ► Visiting the COLDEST CITY in the World (-71°C, -96°F) YAKUTSK / YAKUTIA ► 8 Crazy Experiments at -55°C, -67°F (The coldest city in the World: Yakutsk) ► World’s Poorest Country “Burundi“ (I can’t forget the things I saw) ► My name is Ruhi Çenet, I’m an independent documentary maker. I go to unique places or meet unique people and investigate or analyze them with a unique approach. My motto is “curiosity is the best guide“. Join me, let’s learn something different... Instagram ► Twitter ►