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Is honey ok?
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by M Wolf
on January 12, 2010
It seems that there is a bit of a debate about honey. I went through the house and the only honey we have now is honey I bought at the local farmers market. I limit portions to maybe a teaspoon once a week.
Does eating honey make me a bad flirt? I went back to re-read the section in TKD about honey but I am still confused. On one hand we need local farmers to raise bees to pollenate the plants and flowers, on the other had we are essentially taking their food supply.
I don't have any answers for you but thought you might like knowing that I share your questions and concerns. I wonder if there is a kind approach to bee companionship that might make honey ok. Hmm. I'll need to think about that.
Good question. We have an organic farm and rely on the local bee keepers ( some have boxes set up at our farm) to supply the bees to pollinate our farm. We love our bees. They love their bees and take very good care of them taking only the amount of honey that the bees don't need. We had a wild hive in a shed near the farm and this summer the bees began splitting up the hive and we lost one group b/c the keepers couldn't come and round them up in the boxes. So a whole group grounded down in our kale and in the next few days died. It was sad to see. But two different neighbors came and were able to collect 3 other hives that came out and are happily spending a very cold winter in their boxes on the prairie in Colorado and their honey is wonderful. I don't eat honey b/c I stay clear of all sugar b/c it makes me crazy. But I saw first hand what happened this summer and I'm all in favor of bee keepers b/c something is happening to our bees and we saw it and it was sad.
Good question. We have an organic farm and rely on the local bee keepers ( some have boxes set up at our farm) to supply the bees to pollinate our farm. We love our bees. They love their bees and take very good care of them taking only the amount of honey that the bees don't need. We had a wild hive in a shed near the farm and this summer the bees began splitting up the hive and we lost one group b/c the keepers couldn't come and round them up in the boxes. So a whole group grounded down in our kale and in the next few days died. It was sad to see. But two different neighbors came and were able to collect 3 other hives that came out and are happily spending a very cold winter in their boxes on the prairie in Colorado and their honey is wonderful. I don't eat honey b/c I stay clear of all sugar b/c it makes me crazy. But I saw first hand what happened this summer and I'm all in favor of bee keepers b/c something is happening to our bees and we saw it and it was sad.
This is straight out of Alicia's book, The Kind Diet (page 47):
"Honey: Honey's hard to categorize. In terms of how quickly it raises blood sugar, it's very similar to the white stuff. I feel a strong sugar rush from honey, and I certainly don't use it in my cooking nor do I seek it out. From the cruelty angle, honey is an animal product, and mass honey production is not exactly kind to bees. Most vegans stay away from honey because of this. Yet, there are some groovy, kind beekeepers in the world, but they're not producing enough to make it to your grocery store."
Hope this helps!!
xoxo, Jacei
I have come to terms with honey. I made a promise to buy only from the farmers market in order to support their work. I eat so little of it anyway (it is a treat!) that a 10 oz jar will last me quite a few months.
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