A French beekeeper made the headlines after claiming that he trained his bees to produce marijuana-infused honey. The beekeeper claims that his "canna-bees" are trained to produce honey out of marijuana, leaving cannabis enthusiast thrilled thinking that it would give them the high.
The French beekeeper better known as Nicholas Trainerbees combined his passion for marijuana and bees. Nicholas claimed that his bees were trained to make honey from marijuana pollen. According to Daily Mirror, the beekeeper spent several years in training his bees to eventually go after marijuana instead of other pollen filled plants.
Nicholas became a viral Facebook sensation after sharing his story. Although it may seem like a delight for marijuana lovers, it was mentioned that the "canna-bees" could potentially produce "intoxicating" honey.
In order for the bees to produce the "canna honey" he explained that that the bees would harvest the "weed resin" wherein they would bring it back to the hive. The bees would then have it processed inside the hive as if it was regular nectar.
"The bees that produce the canna-honey are not affected by cannabinoids because they do not have an endocannabinoid system," Nicholas Trainerbees told Green Rush Daily. "I have trained bees to do several things, such as collect sugar from fruits, instead of using flowers; the aim arose for me to get the bees to obtain this resin."
There are several commenters who were thrilled of the "canna-honey" but there are those who deemed it impossible. Though some argued that bees could not produce the said "canna-honeys," Tim Lovette on the other hand, explained that bees can possibly be trained to produce the said honey and focus on the marijuana plant in terms of looking for the pollen.
"It was deadly serious," Tim Lovette told Daily Mirror. "There was a lot of interest from the US military and talk of placing beehives at airports. I can believe that if for instance, cannabis extract is put in syrup and fed to bees, they might just be fooled into going looking for it."
