i understand why vegans would not want to support the large scale industrial beekeeping methods, but what is the problem with a small backyard hive used for honey and pollination? Ive seen people on here say they don’t eat honey because they want the honey bee population to stop falling. But this makes no sense, beekeepers help increase the honey bee population. And i don’t understand why vegans have a problem with removing the honey. If you take away their honey you have to supply them with sugar water which some people believe is even healthier for the bees. its not like the bees are confined and crammed into spaces, like livestock. they can all leave the hive to get a new one if they are stressed or hungry. without beekeepers who is going to pollinate all of the vegan’s fruits and vegetables? Most of the crops rely mainly on honey bees to pollinate them. I interested in hearing from vegans why they do not agree with keeping bees on a small scale?
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what is wrong with backyard keeping?
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Success in attracting Honey Bees?
I would like to start beekeeping, and we will be building our own box. I would like to know if you can attract bees to a new box, or would you do better at purchasing them? I have seen honey bees in our area, but am worried that they may be someone’s?! If I did attract them, how would I go about getting the queen?
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Beekeeping Question?
What are some measures being used to protect and conserve pollinating insects like honey bees?
thanks if you can help and if you cant..2 points for you..
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Apis dorsata are the most productive type of honey bees yet they are not reared most often. Why?
Apis dorsata are the most productive type of honey bees yet they are not reared most often. Why?
Why are honey bees appearing outside at night, in the dark and cold?
Today is (was) December 23. For the past week or so, I’ve been finding honey bees outside my front door after sunset. I’m in the Phoenix metro area, so it’s not freezing cold, but cool enough to kill these poor guys. I never see them during the day and I have nothing on or around my door to attract them. I thought bees didn’t fly at night, but apparently they do. Anyway, I was out on my front patio until an hour after sunset tonight – no bees. I went out about 3 hours later and there were five bees. I just went out again and there are eight. (Seven are dead.) I’ve looked at these carefully – they are normal honey bees, not ground-dwellers. Any ideas why? I’m mostly just curious, but I’d also like to eliminate them so I can go out barefoot again!
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