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Bees / Honey
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Apidae
Genus :
Apis
Species :
mellifera [mellifica]
Genus :
Mellipona; Trigona
Species :
spp.
COMMON NAMES
Honey bee; Wild bee; Cab; Honig
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Sweetener; Intoxicant
DESCRIPTION
Honey from wild and domestic bees has been used for millennia to make intoxicating beverages (mead). It can also reportedly be intoxicating and/or toxic by itself when produced from the nectar or pollen of specific plants.
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