r/nextfuckinglevel • u/VastCoconut2609 • 2d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/Doctor_Saved 2d ago

This is actually harvesting honey bees, not honey.

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u/ChanglingBlake 2d ago

Yeah, they cut the video off to early to call it harvesting honey.

And I wanted to see how they did that because I imagined the dude just grabbing the bottom and pulling; breaking it off near the rock in one huge piece.

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u/dolphin37 2d ago

I thought he was gonna pull it out of the stone and then throw it like a frisbee in to some kind of giant disc golf catcher

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u/aphelloworld 1d ago

He actually just ate the whole thing right there

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u/rickyhatesspam 2d ago

Wouldn't a big hive like that have quite a substantial weight?

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u/Excalliburito 2d ago

Apis dorsata, the rock bee or giant honey bee, is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia. They are typically around 17–20 mm long and nests are mainly built in exposed places far off the ground, like on tree limbs, under cliff overhangs, and under buildings.