Honey hunters at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Honey hunter Khasan Mustafin checks a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Honey hunter Khasan Mustafin checks a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Honey hunter Khasan Mustafin before climbing a bee tree to check a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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The River Belaya at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Beekeeper Asfan Neyanamanov in a bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A honey hunter checks a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A honey hunter marks a bee tree for wild bees with a tamgu, a type of a clan sign, at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Working with bees in a frame hive in a bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Beekeeper Asfan Neyanamanov near tamgi, clan signs, of Bashkir beekeepers at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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From left: an ax, lyange (a foot stand) and kiram (a tree-climbing device) of a honey hunter at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A museum log bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A museum log bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A honey hunter checks a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A honey hunter climbs a bee tree to check a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A honey hunter climbs a bee tree to check a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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A honey hunter secures kiram, a special tree climbing device, on a bee tree before climbing to check a man-made hole for wild bees at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Bees on a frame hive in a bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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Bees on a frame hive in a bee-yard at the Shulgan-Tash state biosphere reserve in the Burzyansky district, Bashkiria.

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