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SUMMARY:Wild Bee Hive Observation
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270201T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270430T170000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Rosemala Estate\, Rosemala\, Kollam\, Kerala\, 691309
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DESCRIPTION:Wild Bee Hive Observation is listed as a cliff-hive bee watch a
 t Rosemala\, inside the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary in Kollam. The place
  a visitor can reach under that name is Rosemala View Point\, a forest-dep
 artment stop on the ridge above the Thenmala reservoir. No guide\, viewing
  hide\, start time\, or separate bee ticket is published. February to Apri
 l is only a directory season label.\n\nA cliff hive is the open nest of a 
 wild honey bee. In these southern hills the species usually meant is the g
 iant honey bee\, Apis dorsata\, also called the rock bee. It does not live
  in a wooden box. The colony hangs one wax comb\, often about a metre acro
 ss\, under a rock overhang or from a high limb. Workers cover it with a cu
 rtain of their own bodies. Honey sits along the top\, and the lower cells 
 hold brood. Colonies may share a cliff\, leave when the nectar thins\, and
  return later. The Himalayan cliff bee\, Apis laboriosa\, lives on much hi
 gher mountains and is a different species.\n\nThese hills have a long link
  with wild honey. Thenmala\, the town below\, takes its name from the Mala
 yalam words for honey and hill. Travellers at Rosemala have been able to b
 uy forest honey and frankincense from local sellers. That counter is a pro
 duct stall. Forest communities here\, including the Kanikkar\, have taken 
 rock-bee honey from tall trees and cliffs for generations. The listing nam
 es no harvester and no marked viewing distance. Ask the forest office whet
 her a comb is visible from a path visitors may…\n\nEvent page: https://a
 pp.eventifyplus.com/event/wild-bee-hive-observation
CATEGORIES:Nature & Wildlife
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