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Organic honey? How do we know where bees get their pollen from.

Posted - September 1, 2019
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  • 46117
    It is totally possible.  Bees range.  If they free range in areas that are not rife with chemicals and have clean soil, the odds are that it is organic and not infused with chemicals.

    However, "organic" technically to me, does not include animals.  

    There is no such thing as organic beef or organic dairy.  

    It comes from an animal, it is not really organic.  Not in the sense of being HEALTHY at least.

    organic
    [ôrˈɡanik]
     
    ADJECTIVE
    1. relating to or derived from living matter.
      "organic soils"
      synonyms:
    2. (of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents.
      "organic farming" ·
      synonyms:
      pesticide-free · additive-free · chemical-free · nonchemical · natural
    3. physiology
      relating to a bodily organ or organs.
    4. denoting a relation between elements of something such that they fit together harmoniously as necessary parts of a whole.
      "the organic unity of the integral work of art"
    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at September 1, 2019 3:48 PM MDT
      September 1, 2019 2:12 PM MDT
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  • 44232
    I disagree about the animal part of your response. If the cattle eat only that which has been grown 'organicly', they be considered 'organic'.
      September 1, 2019 3:52 PM MDT
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  • 17398
    Chemicals in the diet such as antibiotics and hormones should keep such a cow from being labeled organic, don't you think?  
      September 1, 2019 10:48 PM MDT
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  • 10467
    By following them.  By having organic plants near for them to pollinate. 
     
    We can also test honey for chemical residues
      September 1, 2019 2:27 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    "Organic Plants"?
    ????
      September 1, 2019 2:31 PM MDT
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  • 10467
    I meant plants that haven't been sprayed with pesticide, or have chemical fertilizers used on them.  That's how I garden.
      September 1, 2019 2:40 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    Ok...just wondering 
      September 1, 2019 3:24 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    Looks like they have their own Bee Farms.
    Fields of organically grown flowers for the bees to work.
      September 1, 2019 2:31 PM MDT
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