Honey collectors sweeten the dealVietNamNet Bridge – In U Minh District in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, there is a popular job called “gac keo ong” which literally means ’the guard of honey bees hives’. The honey guards consider factors including wind direction, sunlight, and honey bees’ flight paths to select the best place to put the keo ong. Before collecting honey, the honey guards burn tinder wood next to the hives, which causes the bees to flee, he said. “Domestically-raised bees drink sugar water, forest honey bees don’t, even if people put sugar water near their hives for months,” Nhi said. Sweet dreams: Men carry a keo ong after harvesting bee honey from cajuput forest in southernmost province of Ca Mau.

Source: VietNamNet News May 03, 2018 23:37 UTC