The Blue Honey Produced by French Bees

If you're really like honey, you're probably aware that there are numerous varieties available for purchase. from buckwheat honey to manuka honey and other types of honey. They have distinct distinctions in color and flavor as a result of the honey bees collecting nectar from various kinds of plants. The color variations range from light yellow to darker yellow to brown, but they are typically not very striking.

It was definitely a wonder when bees in France began making blue honey because historically bees weren't known to do so. In 2014, the honey began to appear in Alsace, and there was some concern that perhaps pesticides or other chemicals were involved.

Researchers and beekeepers had to look into the area, and they eventually found the source around 2.5 miles away from the apiaries. The bees were robbing a plant that processed garbage from a Mars facility, in this case the colorful candy shells of old M&Ms, and creating the colorful but completely unusable honey as a result.