I blog a lot about honeybees. Honey, clearly an animal product, is still heavily debated about by vegans: is it a vegan-approved (or not) food? POLL So I was very interested to read brand new ‘beekeeping’ blog entries by both Martha Stewart and Jean-Georges. Martha and JG both keep their own bees. Martha has some amazing photos of the hard working little bees. So whatever you feel about honey and beekeeping (many of you hate the practice I know), educating yourself on the process of beekeeping is always a good use of time for your curious mind.
Martha’s Blog:
Beekeeping #1
Beekeeping #2
Jean-Georges Blog:
Bees are Back in Town.
It looks like Martha and Jean-George are kind to their bees. but can every beekeeper say the same? Probably not.Unfort.
The only people who call honey vegan is people who want to eat it and still call themselves vegan.
It’s a cut and dry subject. Honey is an animal product. It comes out of the body of a living creature.
Animal products are not vegan. If you eat honey you are not a vegan. Eat all the honey you want but it’s not a vegan food.
I’ve had this discussion with a vegan friend and he stays away from honey. His argument is more about cruelty than strict veganism.