{"id":3399,"date":"2020-09-23T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T09:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notesnepal.com\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2020-09-23T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T10:41:07","slug":"bee-hunting-tradition-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notesnepal.com\/archives\/3399","title":{"rendered":"Bee Hunting Tradition ,Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0Bee Hunting Tradtion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Bee Hunting efforts are underway to link traditional honey hunting with tourism. The adventurous honey hunting at Akkare Bhir has become a tourist attraction. In Gurja, it is customary to cut bee honey every year. Honey bee hunting is practiced on almost all the bee hives for more than a month. In the high mountains, bee honey is extracted from the palms of the hands. At the highest risk, the bee hive is approached by a honey hunter (parange). Local youths climb\u00a0 the Akkare hills of Gurja to extract honey. Bee Hunting .<\/p>\n They used to cut honey on a rope made of Nigalo choya and put it on a ladder (parang) for bee hunting .There are more than 60 bee hunts in Gurja. Ghaspur, Chhahra, Rimtala, Huchin, Ghumaure, Wanthan, Faliyaghar, Thulo Bhir and other big hills are used for honey extraction. According to the honey hunter Chhantyal, Ghayaspur is the tallest and most awkward of the beehives and honey is also produced mostly from the beehives of this beehive. Tied a rope around our waists, we cover our mouths with a simple handkerchief, there is no need to bite the bees, we have to save our lives by hanging on to the bees, we have learned the skill from our ancestors and started climbing the hill .<\/p>\n After extracting the honey from the hill, the honey is collected in a basket woven from choya and dropped down to the bottom with the help of choya rope. Honey hunters play the ropes at the head of the beehive, the jammers at the foot of the beehive communicate loudly, drop the beehive, and bring the basket back to the beekeeper. Traditionally, in Gurja, it is customary for four groups to take turns to extract honey every year. Extracting honey from a hive of bee hives in a mountainous area that is less waterlogged and less affected by wind is very risky. Bee Hunting<\/p>\n The 230 households in Gurja are divided into four groups. To manage honey hunting for generations, four groups take turns to extract honey. The turn of a group comes only in four years. This year’s group of honey hunters includes 37 households. At least one person in each household is engaged in honey hunting. Gurjali has not only preserved honey hunting as a ancestral profession, they have also worked collectively for income generation. Some climb the hill, some sit at the foot.<\/p>\n Some prepare food and snacks, while others carry the collected honey to the village. After spending more than a month, they cook and collect the honey collected from the hills and sell it in a traditional way. It is customary for the person who climbs the hill to share the honey twice and the other person equally. For at least a month after the honey hunt, a team of honey hunters stays in the forest and herds. Bee hunting .<\/p>\n Before extracting honey on every hill, flags are offered in remembrance of the gods and goddesses with the wish of protecting life. Choya’s pollen is dropped on the hill by tying it in such a way that it does not blow away. Honey hunters on the slopes carry a bag containing honey extraction equipment and climb the parang with the sticks of Nigalo. As the bee’s hive approaches, the hunter strikes Nigalo’s laurel at the foot of a steep hill, tying the beetle to keep it in balance.<\/p>\n Allies at the foot of the cliff and at the head of the cliff carry the flames from the base to the hunter with the help of a choya rope. The hunter draws the flames closer to the beehive. The smoke from the fire is used to scare away the bees. When the bees are unable to bite, the hunters begin to extract honey.<\/p>\n