11-27-2012, 11:21 PM
(11-27-2012, 10:37 PM)Tenet Nosce Wrote: I wonder if bees suffer when humans take their honey.
That's a good question. I have no idea. My guess is that they wouldn't suffer per se, but may have to work harder. Or, maybe not...my understanding is that they usually have some excess anyway. Organic beekeepers only take the excess; hence, no extra work. Whereas, commercial beekeepers steal the bees' own food, and feed them inferior sugar water. Bleh!
Organic beekeepers tend to have a reverence for their bees. I read a story about bees saying goodbye to their beekeeper. I don't remember the details but it was a cool story and demonstrated true affection between them.