In Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, the Apis dorsata creates its colonies in the big sacred trees called Lalaus. We meet Ouaksah who perpetuates the tradition of nocturnal harvests.
Slovenia is the refuge of the Carniolan bee which the Slovenians hold in deep respect. Brane Kozinc has set up his hives on the Triglav, the country's highest mountain.
In southwest India, the Nilgiris live in one of the richest biospheres on the planet. Every year the hunter-gatherers await the Apis dorsata, the world's most aggressive giant migrating bee.
In the Aeolian islands, Carlo wants to reinstate the Apis mellifera sicula species, which has disappeared. From Sicily to Filicudi, he supervises the health of his «empresses».
In central Kenya, on the high plateaus of Laikipia, lives the Apis mellifera monticola. To preserve their hives from honey badgers, the Yaaku tribe installs them in suspended trunks.
In Christian Ethiopia, the Apis mellifera monticola is the guardian of temples and sacred cities. The many virtues of its honey attract pilgrims from all over the country.
Bees guarantee the survival of a community. In Cape Reinga in New Zealand, the Maori beekeepers cover thousands of hectares each day to look after the bees that pollinate the sacred territory.
