14 July 2014 Last updated at 07:38
Scientists looking for a new antibiotic are hoping Welsh beekeepers will be able to provide a solution.
Beekeepers are being asked to send in samples of their honey to see if it contains antibiotic elements.
If any is found, DNA techniques will then be used to determine which flower is responsible.
The search will be led by one of the science and technology exhibitions at this year's National Eisteddfod in Llanelli.
Dr Arwyn Jones of the Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences said: "It's an extremely exciting process and it would be wonderful to find antibiotic elements in honey on the eisteddfod maes.
"If we do manage to find something, it's possible we can create a special honey by leading the bees to plants with strong antibacterial elements."
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