The honey website

[Guest guest]

Here's the site I mentioned, it's what helped convince me to eliminate

honey.

 

http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm

 

And really, is it *that* hard to take honey out of one's diet? I haven't

missed it, I use brown rice syrup, maple syrup, and other sweeteners.

~Doh

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" I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that

people are really good at heart. " ~Anne Frank.

[Guest guest]

His information about the harsh practices of the big commercial

honey outfits are sadly true. However, I take exception with two of

his arguments. #1 Our native pollinators are not being outcompeted

by European honey bees. It is the use of poisons (aka pesticides)

that have greatly reduced or even obliterated the populations of

some native pollinators. #2 the Langstroth hive was developed as a

humane alternative to the skep. It's design allows the hive to be

maintained without harming the bees. Even my hive which has the

honey left on needs a little tidying up every now and again.

 

Oh, and for what it's worth, most beekeepers have a hive or two in

their backyard, the hives are never moved the colonies are permited

to requeen themsleves the queens are definitely not artificially

inseminated and the bees are left with enough honey on the hive to

take them through the winter and then some. It's just like the huge

differences between factory farming and family farmers. I respect

your choice not to eat honey, it is the product of the bees efforts

and it contains bee enzymes but I would hate to have you all think

that all beekeepers fit the profile outlined in that website.

Stephanie

 

, Doh! <dohdriver> wrote:

> Here's the site I mentioned, it's what helped convince me to

eliminate

> honey.

>

> http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm

>

> And really, is it *that* hard to take honey out of one's diet? I

haven't

> missed it, I use brown rice syrup, maple syrup, and other

sweeteners.

> ~Doh

> -----------

> " I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe

that

> people are really good at heart. " ~Anne Frank.