Some Brooklyn beekeepers had no idea why their bees were turning red and producing scarlet-colored honey. Turns out they were apparently buzzing off to drink the runoff of a maraschino cherry factory, and that red dye is powerful stuff.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow used this as another exhibit in her case against eating the garnish in cocktails, which you heard in one of our recent episodes. If you liked that, check out the excellent video version of her argument.

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