According to folklore, honeyguides also guide honey badgers to bee nests. The badgers are said to rip open the hives, allowing both species to feast on the honey and wax.

providing nest sites and reducing the use of pesticides. Department of Entomology professor Claudio Gratton said in an email to The Badger Herald that he has high hopes for the outcomes of the Bee ...

The honey badger is known to be one of the most fearless animals in Africa – they take on snakes, scorpions and even swarms of bees as they raid wild honey bee nests.