are the bees told where to go and where not too
2006-10-21 00:59:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Organic Honey is regulated by strict set of guidelines, which covers not only the origin of bees, but also the siting of the apiaries. The standards indicate that the apiaries must be on land that is certified as organic and be such that within a radius of 4 miles from the apiary site, nectar and pollen sources consist essentially of organic crops or uncultivated areas.
Also enough distance must ne maintained from non agricultural production sources that may lead to contamination, for example from urban centres, motorways, industrial areas, waste dumps, waste incinerators. The 4 miles guideline originates from research done by The National Pollen Research Institute, which is the maximum distance bee's travel from their hives.
These strict guidlines mean that is almost impossible for any UK producer to be certified as organic. most organic honey is unfortunately imported.
2006-10-21 01:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well I'm guessing that since there is a shortage of bees nowadays, most farms need beekeepers to bring their hives during pollinating season. Now if the farm is organic wouldn't that make the honey organic. Look like Odessa spelled the answer out for you. Buy Organic, Buy Local.
2006-10-21 01:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, I was wondering the same thing. I think I came to the conclusion that the bees are kept in an indoor enclosure with fake flowers withonly organic pollen in it, but that seems so pointless.
I suppose each bee could be put on a special lead lol
2006-10-21 01:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by Xenophonix 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there can be any other kind...only bees (live organisms) can make it. There is no synthetic honey. They don't eat synthetic food...making their honey organic. I don't think claiming organic honey vs. regular means a damn thing, just advertising catering to that crowd.
2006-10-21 02:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by connie777lee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Surely the question should be 'how do you get inorganic honey?', what do they use, robot bees or something like that???
All this organic and inorganic toss confuses the hell out of me
2006-10-21 01:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by Gomduri 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Organic honey means unpasteurized.
2006-10-21 03:24:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what a con, can't stand the stuff myself. i suppose they say that all the flowers in a 30 mile radius are organically grown. Bollox
2006-10-21 01:03:05 · answer #7 · answered by Powerpuffgeezer 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Thinking about it, I should say it's a physical impissibollity unless you teach them to read and then put up direction signs for them.
2006-10-21 05:52:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they feed the bees ****
2006-10-21 01:02:05 · answer #9 · answered by gnarkillwoowoo 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Good point - well made.
2006-10-21 01:03:24 · answer #10 · answered by Brian A 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋