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Last Honey Hunters: How the Ogiek still harvest honey using old-fashioned way to date

24th December, 2018

It is one of Kenya's indigenous communities, one of the few remaining forest dwelling communities. We are talking about the endangered Ogiek, the bee keeping community that lives in parts of the mau and mount Elgon forests. Despite modern day trends, the Ogiek have stuck to their customs and still harvest honey the traditional way to date. So how is it done? Fredrick Lesingo, a bee keeper in Kiptunga forest in the Mau takes us through the motions of honey harvesting – the old fashioned way

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