When marching through Syria and beyond, Greek philosopher-soldier Xenophon and his men came across and ate ‘mad honey’ saying, “A small dose produced a condition not unlike violent drunkenness.”

Made by bees foraging a few specific types of rhododendron, the honey contains grayanotoxin which can cause hallucinations. Also, less fun, diarrhoea and seizures. Not recommended for long marches.

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Everyone should read this book. It’s so good! #MadHoney #TransRightsAreHumanRights

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Cheoola/status/1614279235304292352

Longtime @jodipicoult@twitter.com & first-time @JennyBoylan@twitter.com reader. Kind of hard to talk about without spoilers. But it's a great read. (I have 140 pages left.) @AllenAndUnwin@twitter.com #madhoney #jodipicoult #jenniferfinneyboylan #BookTwitter #readingcommunity #booktwt #books #book #reading #fiction

Just finished reading #MadHoney by #JodiPiccoult and #JenniferFinneyBoylan for my book club. Have mixed feelings about how the #trans character and the storyline were handled--there are other books by trans authors that resonated more with me (I am not trans, tho) like #Nevada by #imogenbinnie)..but also recognizing this is a more classic #romancenovel so #genre

Two novels called #madhoney were released in 2022, one in May and one in October. The former is the debut of a Canadian author published with an indie press, (me). Beck Wise vanished for three months. When he returned, all he could remember was being bees. 🐝🐝🐝
https://bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/collections/new-releases/products/mad-honey

This week Jodi Picoult and I depart for the UK for book tour. Hoping the UK is not as hostile to a book about trans lives as I fear.
Stay tuned!
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#MadHoney
#JodiPicoult
#books #reading #lgbtq

#HimalayanGiantHoneybees #MadHoney #rhododendronFlowers
World's largest honey bee makes rare hallucinogenic honey
Harvesters scale Himalayan cliffs to collect this rare honey.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/worlds-largest-honey-bee-makes-hallucinogenic-honey-you-have-be-crazy-harvest