Vegans All Over The World.... Come Answer?

Question

I heard that if your a vegan you, CAN'T eat honey. First of all, a bee is not a animal; it's an insect(yeah there is difference), so technically.... it doesn't come from an animal. And second, what harm is done to a bee to get it's honey. I thought all they do is take the honeycombs, and use the honey on them. Please support your answer! Thanks!

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Answer 1

http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm

this site says Honey is not Vegan but honey is sold in most all natural stores.

Answer 2

Being a vegan does not necessarily mean you cannot consume honey. Some vegans do consume honey and some don't. Personally, I do not. Honey is stolen from bees and on a routine basis they are killed in the process. Being a vegan means you don't consume anything derived from an animal and yes, technically bees are an insect but as a vegan most of us don't worry about technicalities but, we just want to make sure that there weren't any living beings were harmed or killed in order for us to enjoy the food we eat. Bees are not people, they are not dogs or cats, but I am almost positive that they have feelings, just because they are not people doesn't mean that they do not know what pain is. Also, they do live and they have the right to do so.

Answer 3

Cruelty to the bees, nope, no honey!

Answer 4

Bees are animals. Vegans don't use animal products regardless of any harm to the animal. You seem sort of confused.

"Insects (Insecta) belong to the Arthropoda (also known more commonly as 'arthropods')—a group of animals that also includes spiders, crustaceans, scorpions, and centipedes."

http://animals.about.com/od/insects/p/in...

I'm neither a vegetarian or vegan. I actually don't belong here answering questions. This gives me the credentials to answer all vegetarian and vegan questions.

Answer 5

It isn't a matter of "can't."  It's a matter of choice.

For instance (get ready to "thumbs down" everybody) someone posted a while back that Ecover detergent tested on animals, because of a test they do involving water fleas.  

I still buy Ecover because I just can't get jazzed about the rights of water fleas- nor do I feel bad about consuming honey from a small local apiary.

I don't take medications, ever, and the health benefits of honey are too numerous to mention.

Good article, Orange.  Thanks for posting that.

Answer 6

Make your own guidelines. There is nothing you "can't" do. Rather than justifying whether it is cruel or not, decide if you will do it or not.

You're not going to get kicked out of the club for not following all the rules. Giving up meat and dairy and whatever else is a good step.

Answer 7

That's just it, they take the honey, which was created by the bees.  

Also, technically, insects are a member of the Kingdom Animalia.

Answer 8

Honey is one of those gray areas. Some vegans avoid it, while others only worry about things like meat, eggs, and dairy products.

I don't think people should have to give up honey to be considered vegans.

Here's an interesting essay on veganism & honey:

http://satyamag.com/sept05/greger.html

Answer 9

Bees are animals. Vegans don't use animal products regardless of any harm to the animal. You seem sort of confused.

"Insects (Insecta) belong to the Arthropoda (also known more commonly as 'arthropods')—a group of animals that also includes spiders, crustaceans, scorpions, and centipedes."

http://animals.about.com/od/insects/p/in...