Honey hunters harvest treetop treasure

ULU MUDA, Malaysia - On a moonless night deep in the Malaysian rain forest, two men perched precariously on high branches use a smoking torch to draw thousands of bees from a treetop hive, braving the angry swarm to collect their prized honey.

The honey hunters, as they are known, are groups of villagers who head to remote corners of the jungle every year in search of the rare nectar, hidden in towering tualang trees.

"This is the real thing," said Abdul Samad Ahmad, 60, who has been harvesting honey in this way for more than 20 years.