Bees collecting from inappropriate sources

[Anthony Appleyard]

This Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3hVBUEhmnM at time 2.15 shows blue honey made by bees who had collected sugar from M&M's trash can. How often does that sort of nuisance happen?

 

[Millet]

How old are you...

 

[Erichalfbee]

This Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3hVBUEhmnM at time 2.15 shows blue honey made by bees who had collected sugar from M&M's trash can. How often does that sort of nuisance happen?

Ancient news.
Been done to death here, on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

 

[Erichalfbee]

How old are you...

Now there’s a thought.
Sadly he could be any age.

 

[Anthony Appleyard]

I am 77.

I know about bees collecting "honeydew", i.e. sugar excreted by aphids.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I am 77.

I know about bees collecting "honeydew", i.e. sugar excreted by aphids.

Lots more questions when you’re in isolation, then

 

[Millet]

The reason i asked age was my 10yr old nephew watches things like that..

 

[Swarm]

This Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3hVBUEhmnM at time 2.15 shows blue honey made by bees who had collected sugar from M&M's trash can. How often does that sort of nuisance happen?

Thankfully, not that often. I heard of a case where the bees were collecting anti freeze. Not sure if that was true or not.

 

[Finman]

Thankfully, not that often. I heard of a case where the bees were collecting anti freeze. Not sure if that was true or not.

There are a movie about strange chemicals what bees may forage into the hive. Chemicals color the honey.

Anti freeze is poisonous alcohol. I wonder how bees can stand it stomach full.

 

[Millet]

There are a movie about strange chemicals what bees may forage into the hive. Chemicals color the honey.

Anti freeze is poisonous alcohol. I wonder how bees can stand it stomach full.

Apparently it has a nice taste to it that cats like..my lady friends sisters neighbour put some in her garden water feature to stop it from freezing in winter..three of her sisters cats died from poisoning..the ethylene glycol or propylene glycol in antifreeze is lethal to cats..

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I heard of a case where the bees were collecting anti freeze. Not sure if that was true or not.

Plausible, as many have a high sugar content which is what attracts cats to it.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I once had a cat that loved toffees
Don’t bees sometimes collect stored grain dust?

 

[Hachi]

Lots more questions when you’re in isolation, then

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

shows blue honey made by bees who had collected sugar from M&M's trash can. How often does that sort of nuisance happen?

Chill man - you should see where they get their water from!

 

[Bee Bumble]

Cats cannot taste sweetness.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-cats-cannot-taste-sweets/

 

[Erichalfbee]

Cats cannot taste sweetness.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-cats-cannot-taste-sweets/

No not in the way we do.
Ethylene glycol is sweet
Cats find the taste of ethylene glycol attractive but best not conflate the two statements.
Less than a teaspoon will kill a cat.

 

[Bee Bumble]

No not in the way we do.
Ethylene glycol is sweet
Cats find the taste of ethylene glycol attractive but best not conflate the two statements.
Less than a teaspoon will kill a cat.

It is not only cats that find ethylene glycol attractive, remember this?

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/...isoned-wine-embitters-village-in-austria.html

 

[Anthony Appleyard]

> The reason i asked age was my 10yr old nephew watches things like that..

Some TV programs etc intended for young children have a surprisingly large adult audience. It is a relief from a job that needs heavy thinking all day.

> Apparently it [= ethylene glycol] has a nice taste to it that cats like ... died from poisoning ...

That is why the word "glycol" contains "glyc" from the Greek "glycys" which means "sweet".

The ethylene glycol molecule is similar shape to part of the glucose molecule and thus sets off the same nerve endings in the tasting areas of the tongue.

 

[Poly Hive]

The Indian hospital program on Sunday night?? Re the alcoholic.

I have seen black comb from bees collecting and storing coal dust thinking it was pollen seemingly.

PJH

 

[SDM]

And of course rust spores in a pollen dearth.