Nepal's Mad Honey: The Ancient Drug Trade Hidden on a Himalayan Cliff

Deep in the Himalayas, a man hangs 100 meters off a sheer cliff face — no harness, no safety net — absorbing over 200 bee stings to harvest one of the rarest substances on Earth. Mad Honey: a psychoactive honey containing grayanotoxin, a natural neurotoxin powerful enough to cause hallucinations, paralysis, and cardiac arrest. One teaspoon too many, and there is no antidote. The world pays up to $300 per 100 grams for it. The hunters risking their lives to bring it down from the rock have no idea what it sells for on the other side of the world. This is the story of the Gurung people of Nepal — a 7,500-year-old tradition, one family left still practicing it, and a question nobody is asking: what happens when the bees disappear? 🔔 Subscribe for weekly documentaries on extreme places, hidden communities, and the forgotten corners of the world. #MadHoney #Nepal #ExtremePlaces #HiddenCommunities #DocumentaryFilm