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Jimmy and the Wild Honey Hunters

Jimmy Doherty travels to Nepal to meet an ancient group of people who risk their lives to farm their local honey.

Jimmy Doherty travels to Nepal to meet an ancient group of people who risk their lives to farm their local honey.

A keen beekeeper with a ion for honey, Jimmy has always been blown away by the sheer variety of flavours, appreciating a good honey like others enjoy a fine wine. So when he heard about an ancient group of people in Nepal who are willing to risk their lives to taste their local honey, he knew he wanted to share the experience.

As a 'honey hunter' Jimmy must scale a massive cliff to reach the home of more than two million bees and dangle 200 feet up to get their honey. If successful, the reward is not only to learn more about these amazing bees, but also to taste one of nature's finest bounties - beautiful wild honey.

56 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 May 2025 16:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jimmy Doherty
Producer Roger Webb
Series Editor Tim Martin

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Aug 2008 20:00
  • Wed 20 Aug 2008 20:00
  • Thu 2 Oct 2008 00:25
  • Wed 8 Oct 2008 01:20
  • Sun 26 Apr 2009 21:00
  • Mon 27 Apr 2009 01:20
  • Tue 29 Mar 2011 19:30
  • Wed 30 Mar 2011 01:25
  • Mon 5 Dec 2011 19:30
  • Tue 6 Dec 2011 01:30
  • Fri 29 Nov 2013 17:00
  • Sat 2 Apr 2016 11:00
  • Fri 1 Feb 2019 16:20
  • Thu 1 May 2025 16:00