The maraschino cherry factory where David Selig suspected his bees might be sipping “nectar”—that is, high-fructose corn syrup filled with Red Dye No. 40.

The maraschino cherry factory where David Selig suspected his bees might be sipping “nectar”—that is, high-fructose corn syrup filled with Red Dye No. 40.

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David Selig’s girlfriend Cecilia Dean posing for Harper’s Bazaar with the bees on the roof.

David Selig’s girlfriend Cecilia Dean posing for Harper’s Bazaar with the bees on the roof.

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Latif Jiji’s grape vine in winter, crawling up the back of his townhouse. He makes wine with his family and friends, as his own father did during his childhood in Iraq.

Latif Jiji’s grape vine in winter, crawling up the back of his townhouse. He makes wine with his family and friends, as his own father did during his childhood in Iraq.

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A handmade label for a bottle of Château Latif, showing a man in a fez, once worn in Latif Jiji’s native Iraq, over his Manhattan townhouse.

A handmade label for a bottle of Château Latif, showing a man in a fez, once worn in Latif Jiji’s native Iraq, over his Manhattan townhouse.

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Looking through the rooftop grapevine to the city.

Looking through the rooftop grapevine to the city.

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