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There's something I don't get with the vegan philosophy. While myself shifting more and more to vegeterian food and totally get why people go the vegan route, i do not understand why honey is banned from their regime.
Today it's possible to only extract the honey bees have overproduced in special made brood/comb frames and if you respect how they live and DO NOT give them supplement sugar/fructose/succrose or whatever, you do not harm any bees.
In contrary, we can live in harmony where WE can protect them from insects we have introduced (like the asian hornet), giving them a safe home while we try to fix all our other mistakes made all these decades, and they share a bit of their precious nectar.
It's a win/win stituation where we can benefit both.
Mind to give your opinion on that?
Thank you !
I've dealt with the same moral dilemma when I had switched from a vegetarian to a vegan diet. I had continued to consume honey for about six months, a year into my vegan journey, but then I realized two things:
that the core principle of veganism is to no longer exploit any animals, including bees;
that the bulk of available honey in stores does not come from ethical sources.
In most cases, it's not a win-win situation.