Figure 2.  Almond pollen and nectar is loaded with the toxic and bitter cyanogenic glycoside amygdalin, yet honey bees thrive on it.  The bee is apparently preadapted to detoxify this class of chemicals since they are commonly produced by a number of European fruit trees in the rose family.
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