Mark Winston writes, somewhat tongue in cheek, in his book ‘Killer 
Bees’ about how they’d sometimes bait journalists who came to South 
America to “learn the *truth* about the killer bees” but only ended up 
getting in eveyone’s way.  Winston writes that one of the researchers 
favorite routines was to pass out samples of honey from Africanized 
hives with the suggestion that someone could make a “killing”  by 
bottling and marketing killer bee honey.

One reporter referred to as “Ed” took the idea seriously. About a year 
later Killer Bee Honey hit the market. It sold, Winston reports, for 
almost a dollar an ounce and came with a brochure stating: “As you 
taste this honey, remember the lives it cost. And then enjoy it. If you 
can.” “Ed” traveled around the country in a bee suit and veil promoting 
his product, but the novelty was short -lived.

A food critic  referred to it tasting like molasses and silage or hay 
in a barn. Killer bee honey was a failure. It was an idea whose time 
had not come. Maybe it still hasn’t.

Regards,
Dick Allen

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