2009 | USA | Documentary

Honey For The Maya: Life With Stingless Bees

  • English - 8 mins
  • Director | Stephen Buchmann
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Stephen Buchmann

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

This short film offers a glimpse into the millennia-old Mayan beekeeping tradition amidst the temples and tropical forests of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It features Don Pedro Cahun, one of the last Mayan beekeepers preserving the ancient craft of keeping stingless bees, known as Melipona beecheii. Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Keith Brust takes viewers inside a bee log, unveiling the sacred Mayan tradition of meliponiculture for the first time.

Mayan Beekeeping Stingless Bees Melipona Beecheii Traditional Practices Yucatán Peninsula
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