Beekeeping is a real problem, especially since it became a new hobby for some people. It’s advertised as helping to save the bees but in reality the honey bees are not in danger. They are the danger - to wild bees and other local insects.
Comment on No thanks. I'm good.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoThe bees seem kinda chill about it. They can just kinda fuck off after all.
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Thats a seperate matter from animal abuse though, also I live in a region with lots of orchards (or atleast used to have) so bee keeping is just kinda a factor.
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Yes it’s not abuse but still a man-made problem for animals, which is why I mentioned it.
rekorse@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not sure where the debate is this moment but from my understanding, vegans won’t eat honey.
theblueredditrefugee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I have a cousin who’s vegan and I was legit curious about this, and she literally said exactly that - “the bees can leave if they want”, but from what I understand there are other vegans who disagree
chetradley@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I won’t speak for other vegans, but my research into beekeeping and honey production turned me against the industry for the following reasons:
scientificamerican.com/…/the-problem-with-honey-b…
blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Thanks for the bullet points and link, comrade.