Tea Time Treats & Weaponized Honey- Rhododendrons

In this episode we are talking about diplomatic flowers, lovers, ravines, and weaponized honey…if that sounds like something up your alley, you WON'T want to miss this episode.

Sources: 

• https://rhodygarden.org/our-plants/rhododendrons/about-rhododendrons/
• https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327085-2
• https://leg.wa.gov/Symbols/pages/default.aspx
• https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol/west-virginia/state-flower/rhododendron
• https://blog.livingwilderness.com/2015/06/the-legend-of-rhododendron.html
• https://www.petalrepublic.com/rhododendron-meaning-and-symbolism/
• https://petalsnepal.com/blog/the-unique-story-behind-the-national-flower-of-nepal
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericaceae
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron_tomentosum
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_tea
• https://www.bitburger.com/taste/the-bitburger-brewing-process/german-beer-purity-law/
• https://www.beercartel.com.au/blog/the-reinhetsgebot-german-purity-law/
• https://research.tamu.edu/2014/11/03/how-eating-mad-honey-cost-pompey-the-great-1000-soldiers/
• https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/history-hallucinogenic-mad-honey-warfare.htm
• https://www.delibal.net/history-of-mad-honey




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