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The title on HN reads (2010) but this article is from 2018.
the events took place in 2010.
Opening paragraph of the article: "Up until the moment of his death, on February 24, 2015..."
Sad that the idea of facing the punishment for growing marijuana pushed him to suicide. I wonder if he would have felt differently today, with changed attitudes over the past decade.
It's not just the weed. The punishment for money laundering/tax evasion is pretty substantial too.
Aaron Swartz and open access sentiment over the past decade.
I do not think the bees turned red. The honey might, but not necessarily the bees. The article implies this through out.

Found some pictures of red honey in comb.

https://us.latinhoneyshop.com/blogs/news/the-mystery-of-red-...

Your link suggests that the bees appeared red as a result:

>The bees were returning back to the hives with a bright red substance glowing through the membrance of their stomachs.

I guess I am over-pedantic, so yes, I partially stand corrected. Loosely they "turned red". Once the bees delivered their load from their honey stomach, were they still red?