Vegans can actually eat anything .....they just much prefer to bee a Bit more picky with what they hive to eat.... I'm a sweet thing to as a honey ,so completly off the menu to being eaten by one........ ;)D
Yes as they are eating the byproduct of an insect. Not the insect itself. Honey is natures sugar and it is far more beneficial as it has lots more nutritional value. With a wealth of minerals, vitamins, pollen and protein:)
People need to consider giving Manuka honey a chance. Far more healing than any kind of regular raw honey. Oops, sorry, and yes, they can eat honey if they choose to.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at January 16, 2019 11:45 AM MST
No. Vegans consider taking honey from bees as stealing because with commercial farming methods it leaves the bees with not enough food to survive the winter. Bee farmers give the bees man-made syrup to survive, but it lacks the antibiotics and vitamins and minerals that they need for their health. This makes them far more prone to diseases, which the commercial farmer compensates for with chemical treatments.
It's funny to hear Bees called animals. I guess bees are in the Animal kingdom but so are Humans huh? Am thinking that Bees should have their own kingdom, Because the totality of what goodness they offer to us is incredible. Also the totality of what Humans offer to the world is really awesome... Humans should have their own kingdom as well. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Is that still it? Or my brain has completely missed a bit of info and needs an upgrade...probably true anyway. haha ...oops... Totally forgot your question. I don't know. not being a vegan by definition But if vegan rules say no they need some new understanding and some new rules...haha
This post was edited by Baba at January 17, 2019 6:57 PM MST
The categories of animal versus plant kingdoms go back a very long way to the early stages of evolution. If a being has the means to move of its own volition at some point in its life cycle, it is an animal. It is a living organism that feeds on organic matter, having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.
If a being cannot move except by the actions of outside factors such as wind, water, earth or animals, then it is highly likely to be a plant. A plant is a living organism usually growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
There are other categories. Fungi - all the mushrooms, toadstools, yeasts and moulds. Bacteria share some characteristics of both animals and plants but are in a kingdom of their own. Viruses are neither animals nor plants, and can move from inanimate or non-living states of stasis to active and showing characteristics similar to life forms. They are considered to be half-way between living and non-living.
I looked up the various kingdoms that I'd never heard of and realised that they are the same organisms we've long been aware of but they've been reclassified based on their positions in the evolutionary tree with respect to traits. For instance, archezoa, which diverged before the origin of mitochondria and hence have more primative methods of RNA reproduction. They evolved prior to the evolution of DNA and heterozygous genetic reproduction.
The less familiar kingdoms require a more complex understanding of fine distinctions between life forms that we don't normally encounter in daily life, even though we may sometimes feel their effects.
They either live in environments we can't inhabit, or they are too small for us to detect without specialised equipment.
I really love it when you stimulate me to chase up these things - they are fascinating! :)
This post was edited by inky at January 19, 2019 4:47 PM MST
In my experience, there are varying degrees of 'devoutness' when it comes to veganism and vegetarianism. I suppose it's not unlike most any other belief system. :)
some won't eat it because it involves the exploitation of bees, some will only eat honey if they know it's from a local bee farm and has been harvested in a way that doesn't exploit the bees
i know some people who eat eggs but still consider themselves vegan because they got the eggs from their own chickens
Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants or from secretions of other insects. They do this by regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation, so people who choose a vegan lifestyle would have to decide if any part of this is against their reasons for being vegan.
This post was edited by kjames at January 17, 2019 9:11 PM MST
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