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There are several bee diseases and hive infestations which result in fermented honey. The small hive beetle is a pest of bee colonies which can cause bees to abandon their hives. The larvae of the hive beetle defecate in the honey, which the bees find distasteful. Sometimes mature bees in a hive infected with hive beetles become frustrated and defectate in the honey as well. In both cases, the presence of feces in the honey causes it to ferment.