Documentation of Kambaata beekeeping and honey hunting

The collection assembles seven interviews with practicing beekeepers, recorded in September and October 2023 in the Kambaata-Xambaaro Zone in the Central Ethiopian Region. The interviews cover topics such as the beekeeping work cycle, the bee life cycle, the enemies of the bees, the skills and qualities of the beekeepers, the equipment and parts of the beehive, the plants that the bees feed on and the food that is provided by the beekeepers in times when no flowers are available, the types of honey that the bees produce, honey marketing, the influence of climatic change and changes in the environment on beekeeping, and the cultural and medicinal cultural significance of honey. The interviews focus mainly on traditional Kambaata beekeeping techniques. The interviews also contain information on the collection of wild honey, as it was practiced in the past and which is today practically no longer possible due to the deforestation of the Kambaata Zone.

本数据集汇聚了七次与实际养蜂者的访谈，这些访谈于2023年9月至10月在埃塞俄比亚中部地区的Kambaata-Xambaaro区域进行录制。访谈内容涉及蜜蜂养殖工作周期、蜜蜂生命周期、蜜蜂的天敌、养蜂者的技能与品质、蜂箱的设备与部件、蜜蜂所食用的植物以及在花朵不可用之时养蜂者提供的食物，蜜蜂生产的蜂蜜类型、蜂蜜的市场营销，气候变化和环境变迁对养蜂业的影响，以及蜂蜜在文化和医药文化中的意义。访谈主要聚焦于传统的Kambaata养蜂技术。访谈还包含了关于过去采集野生蜂蜜的信息，这一活动由于Kambaata区域森林砍伐而如今实际上已不再可行。