Near the French town of Ribeauville, beekeepers began noticing their bees producing oddly-colored honey. They believe it is due to a nearby M&M factory whose residue waste may be causing the color changes. Who knows what that means for bees and their honey production, but I’d take a guess and say it’s not a good thing. See more photos of candy colored honey below the cut:
When beekeepers noticed bees arriving at their hives stained with brown, blue, and green dye, they traced it back to the local factory. The theory is: the bees are choosing to collect the sugary residue from container waste rather than seeking out local pollen simply because it’s easier. [via Buzzfeed]
I find this amazing, beautiful and terrifying all at once. What do you think, Lovelies?
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This is like the free market for bees. Flowers? Nah. Sugary factory waste is much more convenient.
orchid / 109 posts
I’m living near this village, and it is quite sad because bees have not enough nutritious elements (pollen is richer than glucose with additives). Bee queens may die during winter, and most of the colony too… so … quite bad. but it’s accidental.
The won’t sell this honey.
Otherwise, it is very funny !