• AppleTea@lemmy.zip
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    23 hours ago

    I’ve heard bees are more productive at making honey than they actually need. They’ll make so much that they abandon a hive full of honey and start a new one just to make more.

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      20 hours ago

      Dunno if that’s true or not, but the claim gives big “those slaves just love being natural slaves” energy.

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        8 hours ago

        Yeah I’ve been convinced by the comments here. There could be ethical honey. Just like theoretically there could be ethical milk/cheese, but the profit motive incentives abuse and exploitation. If you paid money for it, there is a 100% chance that a bee had to work harder than she would have otherwise with no recourse.

        It’s not the same as eating meat maybe, but the principle holds.