Apparently some vegans are telling people not to eat honey to support bees.
STOP. STOP NOW.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW BEES WORK?Buy honey (local if possible) -> support beekeepers -> support bees.
I swear people don’t even think this stuff out.
Beekeepers provide bees with an environment in which they can live, and are encouraged to thrive. Bees then have a big huge giant person who can deal with any threats to the hive.
Yes, honey is a winter food supply for bees, but beekeepers (unless they’re dicks, in which case they’d be shooting themselves in the foot) will NEVER take too much honey from a hive, and will always ensure that bees have enough food. Think about it, you’re not going to starve a source of income/hobby, are you?So now.
Support beekeepers.
Support bees.buzz.
I think a few ppl took Bee Movie too seriously.
^I think someone doesn’t know what the crap they’re talking about.
Our ecosystems are seriously RUN off of bees. They don’t just produce wonderful-tasting goop, they pollinate our produce and thus help to sustain our lifestyles.
As it is, it’s a crisis that over a third of the US honeybee population has completely disappeared, but boycotting the honey industry, or refusing to buy honey harvested by local apiaries is just adding fuel to the fire.
Please please please don’t boycott honey.
Plus, as an added bonus fact: when you buy locally produced honey you can develop immunities to allergens in your area so those seasonal allergies won’t be as bad!!