Honey from a local famous garden, Le Vasterival, which is full of Rhododendrons had the same scare. I bought a jar of it and it is delicious! It is good to know the mechanism that causes toxicity in honey. Galanthus are greatly visited by honeybees on warm January and February days, even earlier sometimes, when the flowers open. Crocus too of course, but I grow so few of them because of voles. Galanthus are immune. Mark. Sainte Marguerite-sur-mer, Normandy, France. > Message du 15/11/14 05:30 > De : "T O" > A : "pbs@lists.ibiblio.org" > Copie à : > Objet : [pbs] Honeybees, Pollinator study > > Honey from Rhododendron and other toxic plants is safe for people when the honey comb cells are capped. Bees cap the honey when it has reached a specific moisture content. The uncapped premature honey has historically made people sick, even in the last century (see "Plants and Beekeeping" by F. N. Howes) > > I imagine it is similar with the Amarilids. > > -Travis > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/