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Your immune system gives some protection against botulinum, but it doesn't fully develop until about six months to a year old. This is why you should never ever feed honey to an infant. Bees will occasionally end up on the ground, picking up botulinum. There's a very small chance of a trace of the bug ending up in honey. It's not enough to harm an older child or adult, but even thst tiny amount can kill a baby.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism
Yeah, it will basically colonise their intestines instead of the bacteria that are supposed to, and just poison them continuously. It's especially a concern if you live near a construction site just because of all the dirt being moved around and exposed to air, IIRC.