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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: HesterF on May 29, 2014, 12:58:25 am

Title: Blue Honey
Post by: HesterF on May 29, 2014, 12:58:25 am

I saw this on Facebook so I don't know where the story started (there are BBC photos in the blog) but here's a link:

http://twomenandalittlefarm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/french-bees-producing-blue-honey.html (http://twomenandalittlefarm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/french-bees-producing-blue-honey.html)

Not sure I could get past the colour of the honey to eat it, even if it did taste the same (well it can't quite be the same as pure nectar produced honey!).

Title: Re: Blue Honey
Post by: Bionic on May 29, 2014, 08:47:51 am

I expected a jar of a clear, lavendar bluish colour, not a jar of 'paint'. Very off putting

Title: Re: Blue Honey
Post by: VEG on May 29, 2014, 12:25:59 pm

This happened a few years ago with bees near an m&m's factory they were eating the coloured sugar coating and the honey was all different colours.

Title: Re: Blue Honey
Post by: HesterF on May 29, 2014, 08:04:07 pm

Ah, yes, just checked the date - it was 2012 - same story Veg.