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NYC bees turn red from cherry juice
[December 01, 2010]
NEW YORK (AP)
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New York City beekeeper Cerise (seh-REEZ') Mayo was puzzled when her bees started showing up with mysterious red coloring. Their honey also turned as red as cough syrup. She tells The New York Times a friend joked that the bees were imbibing the runoff at Dell's Maraschino Cherries Co., in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Mayo -- whose first name means "cherry" in French -- raises bees in that neighborhood and across the water on Governor's Island. Tests confirmed the bees were riddled with Red Dye No. 40 -- the same food coloring found in the cherry juice. Bee expert Andrew Cote tells the newspaper that bees had been creating a big nuisance at the factory. The solution? Put up screens or provide a closer source of sweet nectar. ___ Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/ |
