[–] malenm 13y ago ↗ Colored honey actually seems pretty awesome if it can be a controlled process that is not harmful - rather than the result of the bees ingesting candy waste. [–] derobert 13y ago ↗ If you want colored honey, wouldn't you just add food coloring to regular honey?That's probably essentially what is happening here—the food coloring from the candy the bees are eating is getting into the honey. [–] snogglethorpe 13y ago ↗ It'd definitely be cooler if they could do it from colored flowers or something...[I've seen a huge range of shade variations in honey, but nothing quite like that bright blue!]
[–] derobert 13y ago ↗ If you want colored honey, wouldn't you just add food coloring to regular honey?That's probably essentially what is happening here—the food coloring from the candy the bees are eating is getting into the honey. [–] snogglethorpe 13y ago ↗ It'd definitely be cooler if they could do it from colored flowers or something...[I've seen a huge range of shade variations in honey, but nothing quite like that bright blue!]
[–] snogglethorpe 13y ago ↗ It'd definitely be cooler if they could do it from colored flowers or something...[I've seen a huge range of shade variations in honey, but nothing quite like that bright blue!]
[–] nextw33k 13y ago ↗ Whilst coloured honey looks cool, you have to remember its been made from the waste of a manufacturing process.Just because it looks cool, doesn't mean it is.
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[ 5.7 ms ] story [ 23.1 ms ] threadThat's probably essentially what is happening here—the food coloring from the candy the bees are eating is getting into the honey.
[I've seen a huge range of shade variations in honey, but nothing quite like that bright blue!]
Just because it looks cool, doesn't mean it is.