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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 weeks ago (25 children)

Reasons that I, as a vegan, do not use honey:

  1. I cannot guarantee that the bees consented to their product being harvested. Some beekeepers clip the queen's wings, which can prevent the colony from leaving.

  2. I cannot guarantee that bees were not harmed in the process of harvesting (potentially getting crushed by the honeycomb frames, for example) or in the process of controlling the colony (like clipping the queen's wings).

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

How much awareness of it’s existence do you think a bee has?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

More than that sort of people that make these posts, no bee has ever said anything that has convinced me they have zero understanding of philosophy of consciousness.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

of its* existence

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

I dont care. In my opinion, the best way to live is to do as little harm as possible, and it appears that bees are harmed by the human collection of honey, so I will not use honey.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago

We have no way of knowing don’t is best to be on the safe side. Veganism isn’t about awareness it’s about respect.

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