A French beekeeper shows some of his multi-coloured honey. Picture: www.escapistmagazine.com
BEEKEEPERS in France are seeing red after their colonies began producing unsellable blue and green honey.
The mystified apiculturists did some detective work and found the bees were returning to their hives smeared in unidentified coloured substances, which turned out to be the coating from chocolate M&Ms.
They then realised that the brightly coloured sweets were being processed at a factory a few miles away. The bees were gorging on the plant's waste products and it was this that was turning their honey funny.
But this story does have a serious side. Blue honey is a bitter blow for the beekeepers around Ribeauville, in Alsace, who have already been dealing with high bee mortality rates and dwindling honey supplies after last year's harsh winter.
The company operating the factory has now taken steps to stop the bees gaining access to the site and beekeepers are once more hoping to taste sweet success.
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