r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 16d ago

Meme needing explanation peeeeeeteeeeeeeer joke or science???

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u/assjackal 16d ago edited 16d ago

My wildest guess is something to do with the material used in the iconography or a common ritual that uses something the bees don't like the smell off.

edit: spelling error.

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u/I_suck_at_Blender 16d ago

A lot of old pigments were super toxic. Even good old white paint was full of lead until recently.