The bees of Paris: so chic !

Some 300 hives have colonized the roofs and gardens of Paris. But who are these new beekeepers who let their bees gather pollen in the heart of the city?

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The Bees of New York City

Since the election of President Obama, and the installation of a beehive in the garden of the White House by his wife Michelle,the young ecology-minded underground of New York City is defying the regulations and has set up hives from Manhattan to Brooklyn,and up to the Bronx…

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Parution FRANCE – Les abeilles de Big Apple par Eric Tourneret


Parution Angleterre – GEOGRAPHICAL – Adamawa, a paradise of bees by Eric Tourneret


Nepal : the honey hunt of the Tiger Men.

Twenty kilometers south of Mount Everest, on cliffs rising from the middle of forests of rhododendron, the last honey hunters of the Rai people face the giant bee of the Himalayas to collect the honey of ever lasting life.

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Parution France – VSD – Les Nomades de la pollinisation aux Etats-Unis par Eric Tourneret


Cameroon – Adamawa, a paradise of bees.

The younger generation of Cameroonians, pushed out of the cities by unemployment, has found in the bush a refuge where the men can feed their wives and children. Many of these young people have become beekeepers, hoping to put aside money thanks to the sale of honey.The gathering of the honey on evenings of a full moon from one of the most aggressive bees in the world takes on the air of a sacrificial ceremony.

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Parution Allemagne – VIEW – The Honey Hunt of the Tiger Men by Eric Tourneret


Parution NORVEGE – Nepal: the Honey Hunt of the Tiger Men. by Eric Tourneret


Parution France – GEO ADO – Le peuple des Abeilles d’Eric Tourneret