The sweetest high

First, a disclaimer: I don't use recreational drugs, nor would I encourage anyone else to do so.  Drugs are bad, kids, okay?

Having said that, I was reading the Wikipedia article on azaleas and--as often happens to me, because I'm a curious cat--fell down the rabbit hole of links and ended up at mad honey.

That's right.  Mad honey.

It turns out that azaleas have a toxic compound in the leaves and nectar.  When the nectar--found in other rhododendrons, too--is collected by bees and made into honey, the honey takes on psychedelic properties.

I found this article about it, and the title of the article inspired the title of this blog post.  (Credit where it's due.)

Here's a video about it: