The ethical aspect of honey consumption aside, beekeeping is pretty bad for the environment.
Honeybees are an invasive species in many places. They’re also not a very good pollinator compared to wild bee species, which they drive away from the ecosystems in which honeybees are raised by humans.
Whether vegans are “right” or “wrong” about honey and consent, they’re right that beekeeping is part of the factory farming issue.
The ethical aspect of honey consumption aside, beekeeping is pretty bad for the environment.
Honeybees are an invasive species in many places. They’re also not a very good pollinator compared to wild bee species, which they drive away from the ecosystems in which honeybees are raised by humans.
Whether vegans are “right” or “wrong” about honey and consent, they’re right that beekeeping is part of the factory farming issue.
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