Gary B. Swift" <[log in to unmask]> wote: > Subject: Poisonous? Hallucinogenic? Illegal? Honey... > > Hey, good question! And do bees pollinate cannabis?, and opium > poppies?, and coca plants? and jimson weed? etc., etc. > > If so, would this honey be hallucinogenic (and illegal) as well as > poisonous??? Seems like we would have heard of it by now... Maybe the > bees avoid these plants, or else convert any active substances into > harmless ones. I actually also wonder about the propolis - Prof Stanfords recent apis mentioned commercial production of propolis for use as a pharmaceutical product, to be consumer among other things. Now, south africa being a bit of a cannabis problem zone, as well as the sort of country that could produce lots of propolis could have some interesting effects. I have seen both bees collecting resin and cannabis plants, and don't see why they would not collect resin of the cannabis head - this would mean one could get bees producing hash propolis that would be sold - cannabinols are alcohol soluble - so some people would cure their arthritis or forget they had it!!! Onn that line, it seems that bees would also use opium resins quite effectively as a propolis constituent?? Anybody out there that uses propolis felt the urge to write Khubla Khan style verses afterwards? Just a thought! Keep well and happy festive seasons to all (where applicable) and new years to all (where applicable). Garth --- Garth Cambray Camdini Apiaries 15 Park Road Apis melifera capensis Grahamstown 800mm annual precipitation 6139 Eastern Cape South Africa Phone 27-0461-311663 On holiday for a few months Rhodes University Which means: working with bees 15 hours a day! Interests: Fliis and bees Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post in no way reflect those of Rhodes University.