Honey--a few more websites

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http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=122:

 

" Honey: From Factory-Farmed Bees " . This site gives a comprehensive

view of what is done to the bees to get their honey.

 

 

http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=72:

 

Here are descriptions of bee products.

 

Bee Pollen.

Microsporic grains in seed plants gathered by bees then collected

from the legs of bees. Causes allergic reactions in some people. In

nutritional supplements, shampoos, toothpastes, deodorants.

Alternatives: synthetics, plant amino acids, pollen collected from

plants.

 

Bee Products.

Produced by bees for their own use. Bees are selectively bred.

Culled bees are killed. A cheap sugar is substituted for their

stolen honey. Millions die as a result. Their legs are often torn

off by pollen-collection trapdoors.

 

Beeswax. Honeycomb.

Wax obtained from melting honeycomb with boiling water, straining

it, and cooling it. From virgin bees. Very cheap and widely used but

harmful to the skin. In lipsticks and many other cosmetics

(especially face creams, lotions, mascara, eye creams and shadows,

face makeups, nail whiteners, lip balms, etc.). Derivatives: Cera

Flava. Alternatives: [many are given on the site]

 

Honey.

Food for bees, made by bees. Can cause allergic reactions. Used as a

coloring and an emollient in cosmetics and as a flavoring in foods.

Should never be fed to infants. Alternatives: in foods—maple syrup,

date sugar, syrups made from grains such as barley malt, turbinado

sugar, molasses; in cosmetics—vegetable colors and oils.

 

Propolis.

Tree sap gathered by bees and used as a sealant in beehives. In

toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, supplements, etc. Alternatives: tree

sap, synthetics.

 

 

http://www.askcarla.com/Q & A-Vegan.asp?CategoryID=5 & Category=Veg:

 

This is the source of one of my quotes from my last

post. " Unfortunately, like factory farmers, many beekeepers take

inhumane steps to ensure personal safety and reach production

quotas. It's not unusual for larger honey producers to cut off the

queen bee's wings so that she can't leave the colony or to have her

artificially inseminated on a bee-sized version of the factory

farm " rape rack. " When the keeper wants to move a queen to a new

colony, she is carried with " bodyguard " bees, all of whom—if they

survive transport—will be killed by bees in the new colony. Large

commercial operations may also take all the honey instead of leaving

the 60 pounds or so that bees need to get through the winter. They

replace the rich honey with a cheap sugar substitute that is not as

fortifying. In colder areas, if the keepers consider it too costly

to keep the bees alive through the winter, they destroy the hives by

pouring gasoline on them and setting them on fire. Also, bees are

often killed or have their wings and legs torn off by haphazard

handling. According to the Cook-DuPage Beekeepers Association,

humans have been using honey since about 15,000 B.C., but it wasn't

until the 20th century that people turned bees into factory-farmed

animals. Happily, many sweeteners are made without killing bees:

Rice syrup, molasses, sorghum, Sucanat, barley malt, maple syrup,

cane sugar, and dried fruit or fruit concentrates can replace honey

in recipes. Using these will keep your diet bee-free. "

 

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