▪︎ Bees make the honey for themselves
▪︎ Honey production is exhausting
▪︎ We manipulate the animals for the honey
▪︎ Honey bees are exploited in mass breeding
▪︎ Bees are injured and die
▪︎ Honey is not particularly healthy
▪︎ There are plant-based alternatives
▪︎ Wild bees are important for biodiversity
▪︎ Bees are living beings and not commodities
▪︎ Wild bees are essential for the survival of us humans
Well primarily vegans don’t eat honey because it’s a form of exploitation of animals (bees). This can carry ethical as well as environmental issues.
This goes into some of the reasons why vegans typically avoid honey:
https://www.careelite.de/en/why-vegans-dont-eat-honey/
TL;DR:
▪︎ Bees make the honey for themselves ▪︎ Honey production is exhausting ▪︎ We manipulate the animals for the honey ▪︎ Honey bees are exploited in mass breeding ▪︎ Bees are injured and die ▪︎ Honey is not particularly healthy ▪︎ There are plant-based alternatives ▪︎ Wild bees are important for biodiversity ▪︎ Bees are living beings and not commodities ▪︎ Wild bees are essential for the survival of us humans
And here is the Vegan Society’s page on honey:
https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/why-go-vegan/honey-industry
Hope that helped :)