A Future without Buzz |Rock Bee Hunting in the Saramati Range of Nagaland | Honey Bees pollinate about one third of our food crops including our flowers and fodders. It has been celebrated in art and culture throughout history for providing us with this valuable service. Belonging to the genus ‘apis’ scientists estimate there are thousands of species of bees in the world. The most common to us being Apis Cerena, Apis Mellifera, Apis Florea and Apis Dorsata/Laborosia. The species that is the focus of this piece is the species A.Dorsata/Laborosia or commonly referred to as ‘rock-bees’ Rock Bee Hunting: An Ancient Art Rock bees or the giant Himalayan honey bee as it is called is mostly found in the tropical and sub-tropical forest and native to South Asia and South-East Asia . As the name suggests they hang and build their hives in some of the tallest mountains and giant cliff hangings. Most of the rock bee sites tend to be located in areas of high altitude approximat...