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title: "Did you know the rarest honey \"mad honey\"?"  
description: "A brief explanation of the rarest mad honey in the world"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-27  
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category: "foods"  
tags: ["mad honey", "foods", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Did you know the rarest honey "mad honey"?

![Rarest mad honey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/af5c56e4-f060-4b50-b001-c2a39396e74b/images/ccb268b4-eb12-4f92-9f14-a1799eb7dc48.jpeg) ![Rarest mad honey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/af5c56e4-f060-4b50-b001-c2a39396e74b/images/f6b0b16d-42db-4a61-b733-b47081ba2e34.jpeg) The world's rarest honey is harvested beyond 3500 metres (11,483 ft) above sea level in Nepal's Himalayas. ![Rarest mad honey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/af5c56e4-f060-4b50-b001-c2a39396e74b/images/b364748f-cb34-41ec-a222-b8e7fc637c33.jpeg) The world's largest honey bee, Apis dorsata laboriosa, generates neurotoxins from a specific species of rhododendron plant. ![Rarest mad honey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/af5c56e4-f060-4b50-b001-c2a39396e74b/images/30fb1837-6843-4cb8-bc98-d1f2591c4d81.jpeg) For centuries, indigenous Himalayans have utilised mad honey for recreational, medical, and religious purposes. ![Rarest mad honey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/af5c56e4-f060-4b50-b001-c2a39396e74b/images/69e80c78-84e5-403d-8363-a7b808814645.jpeg) Although it is prohibited in several countries, it is nevertheless collected and marketed today. ![Rarest mad honey](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/af5c56e4-f060-4b50-b001-c2a39396e74b/images/f0933422-9abf-45f4-8a0f-7b768ce47570.jpeg) Furthermore, mad honey is one of the most costly forms of honey on the market, with jars selling for hundreds of dollars.

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