1. Nepal’s “Crazy” Honey – $400 per Kilogram. What’s the Secret?
On the high, inaccessible cliffs of the Himalayas in Nepal, unique "crazy" honey with hallucinogenic properties is harvested for only two weeks each year. This honey is produced by the world’s largest bees, Apis Laboriosa, and its distinctive traits are related to potent toxins called grayanotoxins. Consuming just a few spoonfuls can cause vivid hallucinations, nausea, intense weakness, and sometimes even paralysis. In the video, you’ll see how honey hunters climb steep cliffs using only rope ladders, putting themselves in deadly danger.
Price & Demand: This rare and dangerous honey can cost up to $400 per kilogram, though the hunters themselves often receive much less.
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2. Extreme Hunting & Harvesting Conditions
Rock climbing without safety gear: Hunters climb hundreds of meters upwards using only rope ladders, without modern safety equipment.
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Aggressive bees: A swarm of Apis Laboriosa bees can sting up to 150 times in a single expedition. Their stingers are longer than those of regular bees and can easily pierce clothing.
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Using fire: To drive the bees away, a giant bundle of leaves is burned, producing smoke that temporarily reduces the bees' aggression.
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3. Risks & Side Effects
Toxicity: A small amount can act as an aphrodisiac and have some medicinal effects (according to local traditions), but too much can cause intense hallucinations, slow down the heartbeat, lead to paralysis, or even death.
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Overdose symptoms: Dizziness, body aches, ringing in the ears, intense nausea and vomiting, temporary paralysis of limbs, severe headache, and lower body temperature.
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4. Historical & Cultural Context
Millennia-old tradition: The hunting of "crazy honey" has been preserved for centuries; in a remote Nepali village, one family continues this tradition just as their ancestors did.
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Military trickery: References to using this honey as a biological weapon date back to 67 BC, when the army of Pontus poisoned Roman soldiers by leaving honeycombs on their path.
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5. Personal Experience & Adventures
Preparation: Before collecting honey, a novice must receive a blessing and an amulet that (according to beliefs) protects them from evil spirits and injuries.
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Emotions & Aftertaste: The video creator describes tingling in the mouth and skin, intense bitterness, altered sensations of heat and cold, nausea, and dizziness, which persisted for several hours.
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Video by: @ruhicenetvideos
Original video: https://youtu.be/PUYMvYcz3ZI?si=a8W8IgSgkvtw8Jsd
IN THE EPISODE:
00:00 Inviting real beekeepers to a nationwide initiative
01:46 Offering to watch the movie
02:02 Hallucinogenic honey of Nepal
03:19 The Gurung Tribe
04:17 Preparing for the collection of hallucinogenic honey
06:34 Why is it so dangerous?
07:07 Unique structure of the honeycombs
08:10 Any mistake can be fatal
08:50 What happens if you eat this honey
09:56 A man ate mad honey
12:46 Why is this honey hallucinogenic?
13:38 Tasting the honey
14:50 Biological weapon
15:30 The last dose of grayanotoxins
16:14 Do you think I ate too much?
16:32 Let's move to the Alps in Austria
17:07 Join the nationwide DNA honey analysis
17:50 A few hours have passed
18:40 I lost my senses
19:36 Honey works individually
20:44 The condition has sharply worsened
21:12 It’s better to follow the doctor’s recommendations
21:30 Cultural heritage of the Gurungs
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