One of my favorite NYC beekeeping stories…. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/23/the-maraschino-moguls-secret-life <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/23/the-maraschino-moguls-secret-life> https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/nyregion/30bigcity.html <https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/nyregion/30bigcity.html> https://latinhoneyshop.com/blogs/news/the-mystery-of-red-brooklyn-honey-and-why-local-honey-is-not-always-good-for-you <https://latinhoneyshop.com/blogs/news/the-mystery-of-red-brooklyn-honey-and-why-local-honey-is-not-always-good-for-you> https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-bees-revealed-a-pot-farm-beneath-the-maraschino-cherries <https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-bees-revealed-a-pot-farm-beneath-the-maraschino-cherries> B Bethesda, MD > On Apr 16, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Beekeepers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Even when present, bees forage for plant nectar, and apparently leave the > soda to the vespids. > > Not so. When we lived in the town (Stratford-upon-Avon) some years ago > there was a soft drinks factory a few hundred yards away. Empty drums of > coloured concentrate were dumped outside waiting disposal and we regularly > had brilliant green, red and yellow cells of 'honey' in our hives at home. > > Best wishes > > Peter > 52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W > > *********************************************** > The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
