Is honey vegan?

Question

bees are animals too.

Answer 1

The simplest reason why honey isn't vegan is by definition. The term vegan was coined by Donald Watson in 1944 and was defined as follows:

Veganism is a way of living which excludes all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom, and includes a reverence for life. It applies to the practice of living on the products of the plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, animal milk and its derivatives, and encourages the use of alternatives for all commodities derived wholly or in part from animals (Stepaniak).

Answer 2

Correct...bees are animals. However, honey is not a product of the bee's body. Instead, bees travel sometimes thousands of miles to gather materials to produce honey in their hives. Veganism does not permit the use of products that directly or indirectly come from or are made from the animals themselves, such as dairy and eggs. In addition, vegans ban the use of any material made from animals or tested on animals. As a result, vegans can eat honey if they so desire....just don't eat it with milk and/or eggs.

Answer 3

Honey is a food item,gathered by bees.It is extracted from pollen and is completely vegetarian.Aryavedic sources ruled that it was permissible to use honey if the bees allowed it to be harvested,since the pollen belongs to the landowner and bees pay no rent.

Answer 4

The simplest reason why honey isn't vegan is by definition. The term vegan was coined by Donald Watson in 1944 and was defined as follows:

Veganism is a way of living which excludes all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, the animal kingdom, and includes a reverence for life. It applies to the practice of living on the products of the plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, animal milk and its derivatives, and encourages the use of alternatives for all commodities derived wholly or in part from animals (Stepaniak).

Answer 5

No......insects are animals, and so insect products, such as honey, beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, royal jelly and venom are often not considered vegan. (Bees undergo cruel treatments and slaughter by the farming/manufacturing industry to produce those products.)
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/exploitation/bees.php

Answer 6

bees are absolutely animals, and that person who said they aren't is a big idiot. honey is not vegan.

Answer 7

Wow, awesome question .. and some great answers too, for both sides. To me, I agree with the idea that it is produced BY the bee, not FROM the bee, so it's okay to use. Beeswax ... hmmm, what do you think about that one? :-)

Answer 8

By definition, no. Yet I was once a vegan and I knew many other vegans who used it. Anyway, try using white grape juice to sweeten instead, if you want to be truly vegan.

Answer 9

2 me, a bee is an animal.
I didn't eat honey when I was a vegan.
& still don't eat it now.

Answer 10

yes it is b/c it's produced by bees from the nectar of flowers. you're not eating the bee. you're eating what it made so thank Chef Bee for it.