The morning atmosphere accompany Triono (45) prepares his bitter coffee in a village of Lendono 2, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. Behind his coffee steam collector, inspired by Mount Lendono’s forest green forest, where a variety of forest bees collect the sweetness of flower polls and make it a honey drop.
Honey has been the source of Triono livelihood for 25 years. The blousy experience of forests and craftsmanship of honey sources, making Triono stacked up the profession group of honey hunters named Margasari whose 21 people in 2014.
Honey hunting requires physical calves and courage, also the knowledge of the condition of the forest itself, infrequent honey hunters should walk down the mountains as far as fifteen kilometers to acquire his hunt.
Honey beekeeper takes honey bee wax beisi sari in Gunung Landono area in Landono Village 2, Landono District, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi.
The forest condition around the Gunung Landono area that has been planted oil palm from the outside company in the Landono District, South Sumatra, Southeast Sulawesi.
They equip themselves with long shirts, narrow sendal and parang as well as sewing shirts that have been mounted nets on the face.
In search of honey bees they must understand each position in the team and mutually support to avoid cocaine bees.
Solihin, which is also in the Margasari group tells that the main for self protection is the use of smoke from the foliage burned to circulate bees. The self has repeatedly chopped bees to make it immune.
Bartono is located on a tree that is complete with equipment and incorporating the flying bees to easily get the honeycomb in Gunung Landono, in the Landono Village 2, Landono District, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi.
Triono wears its own safety in order to be avoided from zincatan bee tawong gong when located in Gunung Landono area in Landono Village 2, Landono District, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi.
Profession of honey hunters received high award in the heart of the villagers due to the majority of honey results hunt for sale cheap to the citizens to meet the nutrition of children while other sold to various regions even abroad at the price of reaching Rp150.000 per kilogram.
The profession’s golden period lasts no longer, in 2016 part of the forest of Mount Lendono was converted into palm oil, so that the production of honey decreases significantly.
“Anggota group only remains four people in 2018, other chooses to become a building laborer because the results of honey hunting are no longer sufficient for the needâ€, Triono swimmer.
Triono burns dry and wet foliage to bee running when about smoke in Gunung Landono area in Landono Village 2, Landono District, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi.
Triono fired the area around gong honey honey honey honey nests in the Gunung Landono village, Landono District, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi.
One of the four people, Bartono, ranges in advance they can get 30 kilograms of honey bees dursara (tawon gong) in one hunting journey, but now only 8 kilograms.
Due to the income of the hunters decreases, there is also a children's honey in their village is reduced. But the villagers still respect the hunters of the forest honey and glorify the fourth remaining as the macan Gunung Lendono with his slog “The Family Forest of Lifeâ€.
Photos and text : Jojon
Petani harvested honey sari from bees Apis indica in Landono 2 Village, Landono District, South Conawe, Southeast Sulawesi.
The farmers of honey beekeeper showed the gong gong chunk taking his honey in Gunung Landono area in Landono village 2, Landono District, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi.
Author : Fanny Octavianus
Bartono (left) and Triono (right) prepare honey bees in Gunung Landono area in Landono Village 2, Landono District, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi.
