Hunting Honey Bees Pygmy
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The honey basket, “pendi”, is filled with the honey from the harvest. It is lowered from the tree using a rope made of lianas. Honey is important in the Likouala and for the N’Bensele clan who specializes in this activity. August and September are the big honey season in these rainforests with big marshy zones that favor the proliferation of flowers and bees' nests. ///Le panier à miel « pendi » est remplit du miel de la récolte. Il est...
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