The exact origins of the first pickle are unknown, but archaeologists believe ancient Mesopotamians were pickling food as far back as 2400 B.C., over 4,000 years ago. From Queen Cleopatra, Napoleon Bonaparte, to the Little Rascals, a love for pickles has lasted the test of time.
Master beekeeper Steve McDaniel blames neonicotinoids, found in insecticides and a nearly everything Americans eat, for slowly poisoning bee colonies nationwide — which he says is important as bees produce a third of our food supply. He also questions what the "neonics," which have not been proven safe for humans, are doing to people.
