Commercial Beekeeping

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Commercial Beekeeping

Commercial Beekeeping

Vegans Who Eat Honey: How Do You Justify That?I was recently on the fence about eating honey as a vegan, but I ultimately decided not to consume honey anymore after I heard the horrors of the Commercial Beekeeping industry- which, I'm not quite sure if the rumnors are true. So those of you who are vegan or near vegan, why do you eat honey? I'm only trying to figure out if there are any reasons I should be okay with eating honey. [ Read More ]

I Have Got Hold Of A Load Of Bee Keeping Equipment And A Hive?I need to know where I can get hold of some bees. I am located in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Also - how much would 1 of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMMERCIAL-HIVE-BEEKEEPING-BEE-KEEPING-BEES_W0QQitemZ320262994374QQihZ011QQcategoryZ116881QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem hives produce in a year? How many times will I have to harvest the honey? Thanks. [ Read More ]

If Vegans Don't Eat Honey, Why Do They Eat Vegetables, Fruits Or Nuts?Adequate quantities of these items would simply not be available without Commercial Beekeeping. Pollination of crops is the prime reason for beekeeping, honey is basically a byproduct. I'm looking for logic here, not name-calling or other childishness. [ Read More ]

Where Can I Get A Loan To Open Up A Agriculture Supply Center For Small Farmers And Residential Gardeners?I want to sell things like seeds, fruit trees, Beekeeping supplies, hand tools, roto-tillers Etc. Not big stuff for Commercial farmers. I figure with the energy crisis and its affects on the availability of food. I would be able to make money from selling things people will need to grow their own food. I am unemployed and looking for a self employment business. [ Read More ]

Did You Know That The Colony Collapse Disorder Is Not Affecting Organic Bee Hives?Here is a quote and a link http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5194.cfm Sharon Labchuk is a longtime environmental activist and part-time organic beekeeper from Prince Edward Island. She has twice run for a seat in Ottawa's House of Commons, making strong showings around 5% for Canada's fledgling Green Party. She is also leader of the provincial wing of her party. In a widely circulated email, she wrote: 'I'm on an organic Beekeeping list of about 1,000 people, mostly Americans, and no one in the organic Beekeeping world, including Commercial beekeepers, is reporting colony collapse on this list. The problem with the big Commercial guys is that they put pesticides in their hives to fumigate for varroa mites, and they feed antibiotics to the bees. They also haul the hives by truck all over the place to make more money with pollination services, which stresses the colonies.' [ Read More ]

Did You Know That The Colony Collapse Disorder Is Not Affecting Organic Bee Hives?Here is a quote and a link http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5194.cfm Sharon Labchuk is a longtime environmental activist and part-time organic beekeeper from Prince Edward Island. She has twice run for a seat in Ottawa's House of Commons, making strong showings around 5% for Canada's fledgling Green Party. She is also leader of the provincial wing of her party. In a widely circulated email, she wrote: 'I'm on an organic Beekeeping list of about 1,000 people, mostly Americans, and no one in the organic Beekeeping world, including Commercial beekeepers, is reporting colony collapse on this list. The problem with the big Commercial guys is that they put pesticides in their hives to fumigate for varroa mites, and they feed antibiotics to the bees. They also haul the hives by truck all over the place to make more money with pollination services, which stresses the colonies.' [ Read More ]

Commercial Beekeeping