What appears to be red honey is showing up in some Utah beehives - with state officials saying it may be coming from bugs feasting on candy cane by-product.
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food officials have received several complaints about the odd-coloured goo in hives in Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties. They said the bees were apparently fed the byproduct that came from a sweets factory.
Officials added they do not have any reason to call the red substance unsafe, but advise beekeepers not to mix it with normal-coloured honey and to report it to the state.