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pigbearpigyesterday at 9:52 PM3 repliesview on HN

This is the original article and has better images IMHO.

https://theconversation.com/mad-honey-that-can-stop-your-hea...


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uxhackeryesterday at 11:58 PM

But the risk is actually more broad than the article points out. Any honey where enough of the nectar comes from rhododendrons could be dangerous.

Grayanotoxin containing Rhododendron occur not just in Nepal, but in Turkey, North America, and Europe.

I think there are other plants that the bees concentrate the toxins of.

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epestryesterday at 11:23 PM

The posted one also removes a link to the original author's Google scholar page.

Al-Khwarizmiyesterday at 11:30 PM

And can actually be read, the other is so as-ridden that I just gave up (I know I should probably install some blocker in my phone, but I'm lazy).