Claudia Alarcón covers food, drinks and travel in places near and far. September has been designated as National Honey Month, an opportunity for everyone to enjoy this powerhouse natural ...

This story appears in the July 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... reddish fluid known as mad honey, which, thanks to its hallucinogenic properties, sells on Asian black markets ...

It's being drizzled on pizzas, added to chicken sandwiches, and even mixed into cocktails. Hot honey is one of the buzziest ingredients this summer, appearing on menus ranging from cocktail bars ...