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The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Banas were beekeepers well before becoming farmers ten years ago. Ownership of the trees bearing the hives predates land ownership and it is passed down by inheritance. So, on the land of Oïta’s concession, there is a tree holding a hive but Oïta owns neither one nor the other and in no case can he cut this tree down without the hive owner’s permission. Karo people, Omo valley, Ethiopia
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Here, time stands still. This same phantasmagoric harvest spectacle was taking place 30,000 years ago, when the first honey hunters faced the savage
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Here, time stands still. This same phantasmagoric harvest spectacle was taking place 30,000 years ago, when the first honey hunters faced the savage swarms. Solukumbu, Nepal. The tiger men honey hunting
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Bucket of honey extracted from the centrifuge poured into a sieve
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bucket of honey extracted from the centrifuge poured into a sieve in order to eliminate part of the residue, around Cluny, France
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Uncapping using an uncapping harrow to remove the layer of wax
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Uncapping using an uncapping harrow to remove the layer of wax blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
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Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Uncapping using an uncapping knife to remove the wax layer blocking the cells, around Cluny, France
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Smoked the bee hunt seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Smoked the bee hunt seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France
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Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Bees on the frame of a beehive partially filled with honey, near Cluny, France
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7 year old girl looking at a beehive during the smokehouse used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
7 year old girl looking at a beehive during the smokehouse used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
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Lighting of a smoker used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Lighting of a smoker used in beekeeping, around Cluny, France
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Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
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Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
© Antoine Boureau / Biosphoto
Portrait of a 7 year old girl with a beekeeping suit, around Cluny, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Beekeeper presenting his colony of Buckfast bees. Characteristics: prolific and known for their gentle behaviour, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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A beekeeper with a frame with the brood in the center and the sealed honey-filled cells on the periphery. Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
A beekeeper with a frame with the brood in the center and the sealed honey-filled cells on the periphery. Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Mountain beekeeper controlling his colony of Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Mountain beekeeper controlling his colony of Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Mountain beekeeper during the weekly control of his apiary, Buckfast bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Beekeeper looking for the queen using a magnifying glass. Buckfast Bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Beekeeper looking for the queen using a magnifying glass. Buckfast Bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Beekeeper smoking hives during the weekly control of the apiary. Abeilles Buckfast: cross between Italian bees and black bees, Lacarry, La Soule,
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Beekeeper smoking hives during the weekly control of the apiary. Abeilles Buckfast: cross between Italian bees and black bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Beekeeper uncapping a few cells on a frame containing the honey reserves on the periphery of the brood, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Beekeeper uncapping a few cells on a frame containing the honey reserves on the periphery of the brood, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Mountain beekeeper: weekly control of the colony. Buckfast bees: crossing of 2 strains: Italian bees and black bees. Characteristics: prolific and
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Mountain beekeeper: weekly control of the colony. Buckfast bees: crossing of 2 strains: Italian bees and black bees. Characteristics: prolific and known for their gentle behaviour, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France.
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Mountain beekeeper: weekly control of the state of the colony. Buckfast bees: crossing of 2 strains: Italian bees and black bees, Lacarry, La Soule,
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Mountain beekeeper: weekly control of the state of the colony. Buckfast bees: crossing of 2 strains: Italian bees and black bees, Lacarry, La Soule, Basque Country, France
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Jars of honey placed on beehive frames, beekeeper Christian Becker, Miellerie des quatre Fontaines, Oppenans, Haute Saone, France
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Jars of honey placed on beehive frames, beekeeper Christian Becker, Miellerie des quatre Fontaines, Oppenans, Haute Saone, France
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Maintenance of an apiary, Inspection of rays and smoke to calm the bees, autumn, Finistère, France
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
© Jean Mayet / Biosphoto
Maintenance of an apiary, Inspection of rays and smoke to calm the bees, autumn, Finistère, France
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
© Cyril Ruoso / Biosphoto
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) in the Galliera museum garden. Swarm. Nicolas Géant, beekeeper in Paris, France
© Olivier Couppey / Biosphoto
Merchant showing his honey, Taif souq, Saudi Arabia
© Olivier Couppey / Biosphoto
Yemeni merchant showing his honey, Taif souq, Saudi Arabia
© Olivier Couppey / Biosphoto
Yemeni merchant showing his honey, Taif souq, Saudi Arabia
© Olivier Couppey / Biosphoto
Saudi merchant showing his honey, Taif souq, Saudi Arabia
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. The honey is then filtered of its
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. The honey is then filtered of its impurities and stored in food-grade barrels. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. Tasting the spoils following the honey war. Panama
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. Tasting the spoils following the honey war. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. The wax that closes the wax cells
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. The wax that closes the wax cells full of honey is cut. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. The men cut the wax cap that proves that the honey is ripe upon harvesting and, in the background, another man handles
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. The men cut the wax cap that proves that the honey is ripe upon harvesting and, in the background, another man handles the cappings dryer. Panama
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. A frame of honey. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. A young intern handles the smoker. After two hours of harvesting and despite his protection, his nerves are getting
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. A young intern handles the smoker. After two hours of harvesting and despite his protection, his nerves are getting frayed. The venom stings the eyes and the nose and an acidic taste fills the mouth. Don't panic, don'y panic.... Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. On the road back, the beekeepers can finally put away the smokers and enjor a moment of rest before the next apiary.
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. On the road back, the beekeepers can finally put away the smokers and enjor a moment of rest before the next apiary. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. Eric Tourneret, hard at work, tries to limit the number of bees in front of his lens. Panama
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. Eric Tourneret, hard at work, tries to limit the number of bees in front of his lens. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. Les abeilles africanisées ont l’habitude d’attaquer de façon préventive. Elles attaquent en plus grand nombre et
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. Les abeilles africanisées ont l’habitude d’attaquer de façon préventive. Elles attaquent en plus grand nombre et suivent leur victime sur des centaines de mètres. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. Les abeilles africanisées ont l’habitude d’attaquer de façon préventive. Elles attaquent en plus grand nombre et
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. Les abeilles africanisées ont l’habitude d’attaquer de façon préventive. Elles attaquent en plus grand nombre et suivent leur victime sur des centaines de mètres. Panama
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Killers Africanized Honeybees. The Africanized bees usually make preventive attacks. They attack in the greatest number and follow their victim over
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Killers Africanized Honeybees. The Africanized bees usually make preventive attacks. They attack in the greatest number and follow their victim over hundreds of metres. Panama