Bees Feast On M&Ms And Make Blue Honey

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"French beekeepers were recently shocked when their bees started producing thick, blue and green honey.

After investigating, they discovered their bees were feeding on the colourful shells of M&Ms - a Mars processing plant was located just 4 km away.

The Mars waste-processing plant has now solved the problem and are cleaning any outdoor or uncovered containers that M&M waste was stored in, so it's unlikely you'll see the blue honey on the market any time soon.

As Reuters reports, the unsellable honey is a new issue for the beekeepers, who are already struggling with high bee mortality rates and dwindling honey supplies."

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142405-25561.html