Sacred bees and their honey as a means of livelihood | Master of Bees (Ethiopia)

In Ethiopia, bees, those indefatigable workers, give so much that they are the world leaders in the production of honey. Bees are much more than a simple symbol of fertility and abundance. They serve the faith and inspire respect and admiration…
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Chapters
▷ 0:00:00 - Intro
▷ 0:01:35 - The importance of bees in Ethiopian culture
▷ 0:04:41 - Visit to the beehive in Kirkos church
▷ 0:08:16 - Transformimng the blessed wax into candles
▷ 0:12:12 - The sacred ceremony of harvesting the hive
▷ 0:18:10 - Lalibela, the Mecca of Ethiopian Christianity
▷ 0:22:26 - Fierce competition in the honey market
▷ 0:25:34 - Credits
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Ever since it appeared nearly 80 million years ago, the bee has occupied a special place in evolution. Untiring worker, essential to the development of vegetables, it is one of the foremost species maintaining our equilibrium on Earth. Mankind is fascinated by its perfect organization and its incredible reproduction process. And the relationship between people and bees throughout the world is equally plural. In a world where the climate is changing and biodiversity is gradually disappearing under the effects of “human activity”, the bee is in danger and so is our relationship with it.
This series is equal to this exceptional story and to the last men who are still sharing a close life with the bees for their mutual survival.
Original title: Master of Bees - Bees in service of faith (Ethiopia)
A film by Pascal Vasselin
© 2018, Licenced by Grand Angle Distribution
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[@kensato2974]

I love Ethiopia,from Philippines

[@-sew]

We love you too, from Ethiopians

[@hannadestagete9666]

He travelled all these kilometers to get only 50 birr! It is more than a kilo. And still he was very happy and grateful. May God bless him.

[@mr.nobody9086]

I think it was 50 Etb per kilo. Should be a few kilos in those containers. But still, makes you appreciate your desk job.

[@ETH1World]

They are using the old money 24:35 so it is probably filmed 6-10 years ago. 50 ETB per killo

[@AwesomeFish12]

Looked like roughly 3kg or so. A kilo is around 800mls.

[@nardosmulugeta6954]

I am originally from Ethiopia, the last time i visited Ethiopia was in 1991. This video make me cry hopefully with the help of God one day I will be able to visit this blessed land.

[@nahommisrak4409]

may God grant you your wishes

[@devadigalina]

Ethiopia the mysteries country ❤

[@joser.romero5783]

God bless brother Abby Tadesse beekeeper of the promised land. God bless Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and our beloved orthodox brothers and sisters ☦️

[@habtemariamyoseph7934]

Amen, God bless you too brother!

[@monzurhossain2674]

It's a beautiful story of faith and beliefs. God bless them.

[@user-eo7dc9jj7u]

Story is good but not helpful towards purity….

[@habtemariamyoseph7934]

Thank you, God bless you too!

[@kingfi8961]

I was there; it was a historical and spiritual place. I loved the place and the people. ❤ God bless Ethiopia. ❤

[@sisutubeamazingethiopia]

Thanks

[@truthfactory8139]

The country that 1st accepted Christianity as a state religion. They kept the same practices for 100s of years. Their only objective in life is to live by the word of God which makes them some of the nicest people in the world. I have been there. They would share what little they have with you. Material stuff does not mean much to them. Civilization does not always lead you to happiness. Your relationship with God always does. God bless! By the way, the healing power of the honey from the church incredible and many in Ethiopia testify to it.

[@Hkim185]

Ethiopia is the first and the only country that accepts Islam peacefully...yes before Saudi Arabia

[@user-gy9mf4fl5t]

@@Hkim185false history

[@petermcfadden9426]

Thanks for this wonderful film. I visited Lalibela on a backpacking trip ten years ago. Greetings from Conwy Beekeepers, north Wales, UK.

[@baheilu]

My beloved country Ethiopia!!!

[@bereketkiflejibicho3015]

The origin of man kind ! One of the oldest Christian ,Islam and Judaism kingdoms! Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[@hit2579]

God bless Ethiopia.

[@munamuna8938]

my beloved people may God bless ethiopia

[@graceagenda5937]

I love my homeland of Africa. Our culture our faith or ways are so RICH!

[@dominicanbeekeeper6686]

Keep the bees documentaries coming, loving it

[@really6745]

Ethiopia is the best from Indonesia 👏👏❤️❤️👍👍👌👌

[@paulg3012]

Like bees to the hive swiftly gather, Jah children are gathered to thee...

[@user-hv1sk2zx6u]

I’m from Ethiopia live in US. I miss my country I wish one day I will visit Lalibla. ❤

[@VictorFursov]

Interesting video. Best greetings from beekeepers in Ukraine.😊😊😊😮😮😮😮

[@graceagenda5937]

The land flowing with Milk and HONEY!😍

[@users4327]

We shall all return one day.

[@redtailsun]

Thank you for sharing this short beautiful video. It encompassed so much detail not one short film. I was deeply moved as a beekeeper to see these small moments into others lives around the world. Those sacred churches with the bees in them was enough to renew one’s faith. Truly reverential and holy. It is true that it would seem they live with little in the way of money, but they are wealthy in culture and beauty.

[@habtemariamyoseph7934]

Wow , thank you , Lord bless you

[@yulianasine5398]

😘❤️🌎🙏🌹💋😇God bless to the lovely program Hallelujah Amin

[@abelmekonnen7571]

My people eat organic food and walk extra mile every day looking slim n healthy.may GOD bless them more.

[@phoenix0000]

I LIKE DOCUMENTARIES RELATED WITH HONEY. THIS IS A GREAT ONE IN LALIBELA. THERE IS WHITE HONEY IN TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA. I ALWAYS WONDER WHAT KIND OF NECTAR THE BEES USE. I HOPE TO WATCH A DOCUMENTARY BASED ON THAT.

[@user-ym3rv4dc7e]

I love the shot of the immense Sycamore Tree where Abby waited for the bus towards Laliba. Of course I truly enjoyed the amazing BEES ---- little "angels" ---- provided to us from Nature! I admire the rural Ethiopians pf their Faith and good Ethics!!! VIEWING from California. 🎉🎉🎉

[@nahuseany]

Beautiful story. Thank you for all who put this work together.

[@solomonderese9311]

How I wish I was there to buy the honey

[@sisutubeamazingethiopia]

Not only honey ...Hopefully we will also love the History behind those wonderful Rock-Hewn Churches

[@princeabr7644]

Where are you fro sir.

[@Just_Another_Sunday]

Raw honey or even just straight honey comb is so healthy and has fixed a few of my health problems. Eating raw honey everyday is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Get it from a local farm if your can or do the beekeeping yourself.

[@jamparound68]

oh my country people .

[@alexgala2991]

More video about this Orthodox comunity! 🙏

[@georgezzz55]

Amhara

[@nishantesfaye9637]

Such a beautiful story ❤️ I pray to God. On his appointed time, I will be back to my roots

[@amanelectronicsethiopian7227]

i love ethiopia ,,am from ethiopia

[@muhammadbenjuraij7734]

There is a whole chapter of the Quran dedicated to the Honey Bee 🐝 and is amazing attributes 😊

[@pearls1626]

Who asked you about Islam?

[@muhammadbenjuraij7734]

@pearls1626 No one but when the video had misinformation about Muslims in it I felt like adding this and it is relevant because of the importance of bees because if they die we all die... This is youtube I can share my views and I don't really care if you like it! Now I could understand your objection if I posted about Islam with absolutely zero connection but I've just told you 2 connections! 1) the blatant lie about Muslims! 2) The Quran has a whole chapter dedicated to the honey bee because of its important and yet Modern science only caught up to this somewhat recently.

[@Sa7biUK]

​@@pearls1626 Calm down he was only stating a fact

[@Sa7biUK]

​@@muhammadbenjuraij7734 It's ok akhi it's probably a white western Christian who thinks the Ethiopian Christians are 'close' to them 😂 Or 'similar' to them

[@muhammadbenjuraij7734]

@@Sa7biUK Jazakallah khairan Akhee 😊🙏

[@alemayehufikade8133]

what a story....god bless you my people

[@rsdtknqr]

yikes, 50 birr per kilo? That's only 80 euroCENTS per kilo!! He sold 6kg of honey, so he earned less than 5 euros for all of it, minus bus expenses and days of walking. He is lives a grateful, but tough life.

[@orthodoxtewahedo1550]

@@kenalv am a beekeeper from Ethiopia and I can make that happen where do you live

[@MaMarbager]

ንፁህ ማር ካለህ እኔ ልግዛህ​@@orthodoxtewahedo1550

[@alanjangirrr7418]

​@@orthodoxtewahedo1550San Diego California

[@Dimapur]

Yep! He got only $5.24 for all that trouble!!!

[@DOAN1000]

The woman is going to flip it in the bigger city for 3-4x the amount she paid for it

[@M.O.G.]

I love these humble people of GOD. I don't care for the invasive cultist comments.

[@YoniHuy]

My lovely country Ethiopia ❤❤❤❤❤

[@FarmwithJone]

Thank you ! The Master of Bees in Ethiopia represents a holistic approach to beekeeping that intertwines economic sustainability with cultural heritage and spiritual reverence

[@user-wo5uw4jp7c]

I wonder,what powers the man used ,that protects him from the bee sting,what power does he harness that made the bees so humble?

[@h.taf.220]

Beautiful documentary in so many ways; it brought tears to my eyes… happy and sad all mixed up…

[@martmosop_kivindyo]

Its amazing that in 2024 some Africans have preserved their culture and worship the true God.God of our ancestors. And they heal their bodies with God given creatures and herbs.

[@AwesomeFish12]

Always interesting to see how people keep bees in different parts of the world. Looks like they tend to do lots of mini harvests throughout the year rather than a small number of large harvests like you would using a Langstroth/centrifugal extractor combo. It's interesting that they also leave it unstrained, wax chunks and all, surely they could run it through a piece of cloth if they chose to.

[@Judah-l7b]

Ethiopia, the land of origin

[@csmith7912]

God willing..I will vacation here one day😊

[@ShortDeeps]

They are selling it literally for free now that I see it. This is honey paradise. Bought a kilo of honey for 700 Birr from a lady in Mojo last week.

[@aterera1047]

The video is old maybe 10 years old , Amhara region for the last five years are in war , the Oromo soldiers are killing Amhara people in their region.

[@phoenix0000]

I bought 1200 birr per kilo 3 months ago. The farmers are getting a really, really bad deal.

[@susanjohn537]

​@@phoenix0000how can I buy this honey.

[@Black-lioness]

😢such humble man living his authentic self. Just making enough for his and family, this recorded has been done few years back it isn’t a recent recording of right now. At least the video looks few years back of 15/10 years old.

[@KonjitBerhanu]

What an interesting documentary!

[@robertgudia-ns1zu]

Yes its are beautiful

[@user-xl9pz1pp2b]

thanks to you💗💗💓💓

[@justinboyens6082]

I have always wanted to try Ethiopias red white and yellow honeys

[@Hkim185]

try the white honey u will die for it!

[@princeabr7644]

I can send it to where you are I am wild honey exporter from Ethiopia

[@AhJodie]

Just so fabulous!

[@user-xl9pz1pp2b]

i love it

[@csmith7912]

❤Holy Honey Forever😊

[@habeshawit2008]

Wow. It's like they have trained the bees well.

[@apttmhyah6344]

WOW I WOULD LOVE TO GET A TASTE OF THAT HONEY 🙏🏾🙏🏾 ONE DAY YAH 🙏🏾

[@anisc_]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hiwotertibie8428]

"They don't need to hear me , they know ."

[@Becxx88]

I bought a honey from there. I am paying for one family's children's education in that region. Amahrawit

[@janetsmith7808]

Priests and monks are ensured an income from the honey by excluding everyone else. 1500 years of symbiotic relations with these bees.

[@sam.r2523]

I pray to see these vilagers life improved to the one who produced these documentary please if you're not to help these people for good don't expose them to the eyes of the greediest rich people that would destroy them for the sake of their very natural and organic lifestyles to scramble their lands. You could make a go fund me for these people so that they get their life improved!

[@ribeirojorge5064]

Secularism is Not a Step Forward in Civilization Evolution but a Step Backwards But Secularism is One Step Backwards in order to Human Consciousness Give Three Steps Forward in Authentic Religiosity ❤️ 💚 💜

[@nothanksplease]

Actually all honey is semi healing. A doc told me once to put it on my wound from a port removal and it helps heal. it also has antibacterial properties.

[@sainiamarjeet]

"once a time in wild Ethiopia" kind of movie

[@iam_bantu-eh3bz]

THE LAND THAT FLOWS WITH MILK AND HONEY......AFRIKA IS THE HOLY LAND.....

[@janetsmith7808]

Wondering how many months it takes for the bees to make 6kilos of honey?

[@Azariah3434]

this must be an old footage, i live in Ethiopia and we buy honey 750 birr per kilo

[@AlexanderToulon]

Jeep the bees documentaries coming

[@Yohana02390]

I think this video is filmed a long times ago.

[@AntenehTadesse-gn9qf]

Current price is about 600 etb/ kg = 5 usd / kg

[@Black-lioness]

This is old film approximately ten to fifteen years old

[@berhanuyoussouf6674]

King Kaleb did not come from Lalibela. King Lalibala is from Lalibela thus the name Lalibela.

[@Time364]

Now in 2024, $1 US = $120 Birr, and he sold it for $50 and remains happy and gratful. ❤

[@BEN_Addis]

This area draws in a lot of tourists and brings in a decent amount of revenue, but the government doesn't lift a finger to help the people.

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Corruption is big in Africa

[@relax-everything]

This very very very old video the bill they are using is like a decade old

[@ArgirisKapoulis]

Truly masterpiece of doc.... well done 👍

[@Gfsrggd]

Why not hold out for more money, honey doesnt spoil quickly

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

I would love to trade with that guy

[@dawitwegayehu5547]

ethiopia poor but rich in hitory and culture

[@muhammadbenjuraij7734]

The Muslims did not bar Christian’s or Jews from Jerusalem!! Rather it was opened to all 3 Abrahamic religions by the second Rashidi Caliph after the Christian patriarch had barred everyone else…

[@ahmedshinwari]

Islamophobia everywhere ...

[@muhammadbenjuraij7734]

@ahmedshinwari I know Akhee it's getting ridiculous! May Allah increase us in patience, wisdom and boldness wherever needed Aameeen 🙏

[@bzb12345]

Why are you always d3nying facts? Do you think this orthodox communities of ethiopia lie ? They have been through a lot to be converted to islam, and they refused and kept to their faith for centuries. Once they have been surrounded by Muslim invadersto they point their king agreed to send every year in Mecca 1000 of virgin girls in order to spare the christian kingdom. Not only that, do you know why many african Hava scarification on they face? Or make some marks and large hollow earrings ? It is all because of Islam slave trading where they used to tak3 african women and men into slavery and mostly men were castrated [ removing their genitals]. Don't you know anything about Zanzibar, or ester african arab slave trading that lasted until the 20th centuries. Most african on the cost couldn't tolerate the suffering and choose to become Muslim, but some resisted. It is not Islamophobia. It is our history

[@Sa7biUK]

​@@bzb12345 Exaggerations and hyperbole. Bring your sources or remain silent. Muslims and Christians have been living peacefully in Ethiopia for millenia. Your biggest problems came when your fellow Italian Christians tried to colonize you and they ended up splitting you apart into Eritrea and Ethiopia. Any tensions you have now are based on Ethnic conflicts instead of religious. Look at Abiy Ahmed the Protestant Oromo acting like a tyrant

[@bzb12345]

@@Sa7biUK Abby is muslim . Why don't you say abiy Ahmed? Any Christian who is called Ahmed?

[@aterera1047]

The video is old maybe 10 years old , Amhara region for the last five years are in war , the Oromo soldiers are killing Amhara people in their region.

[@sharont1]

Promised land for who? It is only one HOLY promised land mention in the Holy Bible that belongs to the 12 Hebrew Israelites that is STILL SCATTERED amongst all the nations. And the worlds / nations will not acknowledge them. We cannot be replaced through stolen identity or doctrines of demons. Speak Judah

[@Jahnegus1]

Promised to Africans?

[@YoniHuy]

Orginal Christian in the world my country Ethiopia no one know how to pray to God....❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-tj1md3fn2b]

lol man said don’t buy from elsewhere. Bun that fairytale bs

[@Ranudi]

Ethiopia is not the mecca of Ethiopia guyz

[@Black-lioness]

😂😂😂😂 who cares you lost looms around no one cares about you lots

[@highlander5587]

You are stealing their honey. You are a sinner.😂😂😂

[@user-eo7dc9jj7u]

Bees are the same all over the world ! Why they become sacred in an uneducated world… are we teaching them or becoming part of their unfortunately idiotic beliefs….

[@georgezzz55]

ita not about religion its their culture

[@user-eo7dc9jj7u]

@@georgezzz55 I do came very close to their land .. and do know lot more cultural history also .. we need to help them get out of this not to satisfied our own pleasure ….

[@user-eo7dc9jj7u]

Point of view was not about culture and preservation of culture… but about humanity ! Those young kids also deserve to be like us …let them sit in centuries old traditions and when we are enjoying the best of the best ! Not a fair game ….

[@user-pw3vc3tb7c]

@@user-eo7dc9jj7uwhat best for you it’s nothing for them! They are happy🙏🏽

[@pearls1626]

@@user-eo7dc9jj7uI am just curious! Who is we? Which continent you belong to?

[@Michael-kb1gq]

What's "the black jerusalem", I was enjoying the documentary until I heard that made up nesence. We're Africans, not "Black people". Nothing like black jerusalem. Most of these people also aren't only Africans, they're Jews.

[@Black-lioness]

You have issues.. inferiority complex issues

[@ahmedshinwari]

You are poor not because the bees are not working hard but because you think bees are your lords. You refuge in false gods. And thus ungrateful to the one true God.

[@user-pw3vc3tb7c]

What are you talking about Ahmed?

[@pearls1626]

@@user-pw3vc3tb7cHe wants us to to become Muslim?

[@Sa7biUK]

What are you talking about wrora?!

[@birukfanose435]

They doesn't think bees are their lords they are Christian u can't see it . Bees are one of best gives of god

[@berhanuyoussouf6674]

Noses you Owe your religion to this Christians when they neede help they came to Ethiopia thuse the first Hijra.

[@hafsaahmed9315]

They have blessed country but they are poor because of the false gods and Else where they have desserts and they are rich think

[@blackyweld5696]

People say the same thing about Islam ??

[@georgezzz55]

🤣🤣🤣

[@georgezzz55]

lol enjo your desert get new brain.... else where get pasive income because of oil and pertolium in desert 🤣🤣🤣🤣