Guest guest Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 I have read that during the honey making process, well after, the honey is removed for us to eat (obviously) and replaced with nutrient deficient corn syrup (or something similar) which is not nutritious enough to sustain all the bees so many die. THe queen's wings are removed so she cannot move to another colony, which would happen naturally. If the hive is not functioning effectively, the queen will be killed and replaced with a new one. The bees are making the honey for themselves to eat and then have it taken away. For these reasons, among oters i choose not to eat honey (i am a vegan) but i agree with others that it is a personal choice. Laura : ) Plus - For a better Internet experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2003 Report Share Posted May 12, 2003 Beekeepers move their hives around where they can benefit growing crops; even if the honey were not used, the farmers would need bees to pollenate their fields. Standard wooden behives are made so that half the box is for the bees to make honey for their own use and for the queen to move around it to lay eggs. The other half of the box has a queen excluder which has openings large enough for worker bees to come and go, but small enough to keep the queen inside. There is no need to pull the wings off. The part of the hive where the queen can't go is filled with honeycomb which is harvested. If there is a shortage of nectar, sometimes beekeepers put some kind of cheap sugar nearby for the bees to gather and turn into honey. Beekeeping isn't pure exploitation; there is a degree of symbiosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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