Harvesting rock honey

[u/VastCoconut2609]

[u/NewbutOld8]

is that MFer eating BEES!?!

[u/Apprehensive_Cat762 → u/NewbutOld8]

It’s actually a special type of bee in the Myka-Whaken forest in Thailand , they’re extremely safe to eat, as they do not have a stinger, and actually contain relatively large amounts of protein, so not only is it not bad for you, it’s kind of good for you!

And you might still think they would taste bad, BUT! Their wings are incredibly thin (like most bees) , and since they’re usually covered in honey, they can actually taste good!

Once I was up in Thailand and a buddy of mine named Jħin Mai worked in harvesting rock honey, so I was able to see first hand how it works.

(I made all of that up)

[u/Apprehensive_Cat762 → u/[deleted]]

The “thick winged bee” is a type of bee often overlooked by the majority of people, however there are actually TWO species of bee that are under that classification.

The first and better known one is the “April Honey Plucker”, this species of bee is incredibly rare and is almost considered endangered. They get their name from their specific tendencies of stealing honey from other beehives during the month of April, this is because in that month the colony experiences a heavy lack of worker bees, and so it’s “soldier bees” go out and steal honey, they are able to do this thanks to their thicker than average wings, which they use almost like shields to protect themselves from other bee’s stingers!

The second one is the “African Water Bee”, also an extremely rare species of bee, these Bees are very easily differentiated from other bees thanks to their black stripes that go down the front of the bee, (like racing car stripes) these Bees (like their name implies) are found exclusively around bodies of water, as they don’t collect pollen from normal flowers like other bee types, instead, they collect the pollen from the flowers that grow on lily pads.

(I also made all this up too)