Poison honey

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beehappy1950

May 22, 2012, 05:16:07 PM
Never heard of it but googled it and it is true. Anybody else heard of it? Harold

Kathyp

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May 22, 2012, 05:47:14 PM
sure.  rhododendron honey and it's even been used as a weapon way back in the day.
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Michael Bush

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May 23, 2012, 05:08:39 AM
I saw it for sale as an aphrodisiac in Turkey...
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Kathyp

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May 23, 2012, 11:58:13 AM
might give new meaning to 'thrill kill'.   :-D
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Speech in Kansas, December 1859

cdanderson

#4
May 23, 2012, 11:20:05 PM
I have tasted it...not enough to produce the effect that Michael alludes too...LOL.. tastes AWFUL I cant imagine anyone eating enough to die from it !
Charlotte
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Keskin

#5
May 24, 2012, 07:35:31 AM
Basic information about plant, honey, side effects and usage purposes for health could be see at abstract:
http://www.uludagaricilik.org.tr/dergi/2011/2011-4/mak3.pdf
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Michael Bush

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May 25, 2012, 02:32:00 AM
Thanks.  I was about to give up when I found the abstract at the end in English.  :)
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hardwood

#7
May 25, 2012, 08:44:19 AM
Don't waste your good money on this stuff...I've been feeding it to my Mother in law for years and it hasn't worked yet!

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JackM

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May 25, 2012, 08:52:11 AM
I thought the bees would leave Rhodies alone if they had other forage?????  I have a bunch of Rhodies close to my hives and all over the neighborhood.  Haven't seen a bee on any of them, but with so many flowers..........
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yockey5

#9
May 25, 2012, 08:52:45 AM
Quote from: hardwood on May 25, 2012, 08:44:19 AM
Don't waste your good money on this stuff...I've been feeding it to my Mother in law for years and it hasn't worked yet!

Scott

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cdanderson

#10
May 28, 2012, 11:16:35 AM
The only time I have seen it around here was about 7 years ago when we had a late Easter freeze.  Everything got killed except the Rhodo blossoms.  Even then not everyone had nasty honey..just depended on where you lived.
Charlotte
SC Master Beekeeper
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AndrewT

#11
May 28, 2012, 02:00:45 PM
I guess that's one reason to appreciate our high pH limestone-based soils where I live.  Rhododendrons don't grow very well at all in it.  They look great at the garden centers, where they sell lots of them each spring, but after you plant them they slowly decline.
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#12
May 28, 2012, 02:31:33 PM
There are several types of honey that are known to be toxic to humans. The most common of these in the northern hemisphere, popularly known as Mad Honey, is produced from the flowers of Rhododendrons, Mountain Laurels and azaleas. The nectar of these plants may contain Grayanotoxin, a compound which is both psychoactive and poisonous to humans but harmless to bees. The effects of Mad Honey have been reported in Western literature as early as 401 BC (See Xenophon's description of the effects of toxic honey in the Anabasis [1]) The shape of the Azalea flower, however, makes access to nectar difficult for honeybees. And during the time at which Azaleas bloom, there are usually other flowers available which are more appealing to the honeybee. So lethal honey is rarely encountered.
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