Honey - is it, or isn't it?

Aaaah, the age old question! I believe there are a lot of people either side of this fence... Personally I've never liked honey so it's not something I've put much thought into.

I think bees are cool, tho

To go along with the typical three word mantra's, eg. "Meat is murder", "Dairy is rape", then "Honey is theft".

http://www.vnv.org.au/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=61
http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm
http://www.vegansociety.com/animals/exploitation/bees.php
http://www.veganmeat.com/honey.html


I'd say it's something to avoid, although it's my understanding that non-native bee farms are also used by (some) fruit farmers, so I wouldn't advocate being overly zealous about it, seeing as it seems to be something that we're somewhat complicit to regardless.

I used to love honey before i went vegan. When i went vegan honey was defiantly out of the question. In my opinion honey isn't vegan.

As Nathanael said - theft. But it still seen as a swinging door to some ppl. I see it as non-vegan.

Why bother with honey when there is golden syrup?

this might sound funny but i consider bee's part of the animal world
i mean i only eat organic foods
nothing from animals
so yeah
hey but we all have our different point of views right?

Or better yet, Maple Syrup! mmmm  

Well, im vegetarian. but i dont seem to eat honey that much. It depends on how i like it, one of my mates on a farm used to make honey. That was pretty much the only honey i used to eat, now i dont really eat honey.

touche!

And Agave Syrup!

Honey is not vegan, being vegan means not taking/using any animal products