"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> -L. wrote:
>
>> Roberta wrote:
>>
>>>Out of curiousity (and totally serious not sarcastic) what is a
>>>Vegan
>>>lifestyle? I thought vegan a definition of a type of diet.
>>>
>>>Roberta (in VA)
>>
>>
>> Conscious choice not to use fur, leather, wool, silk, beeswax, etc.
>>
>> -L.
>>
> To play devil's advocate here, how can using beeswax possibly be more
> harmful than using petroleum based candles (paraffin, soy)? It's not
> like you are kill bees to use the beeswax. I use only beeswax candles
> and I will tell you the harvesting of beeswax does not harm the bees
> and it is a far superior product than any of those petroleum based
> products that do hurt the environment. Unlike petroleum based
> candles, beeswax actually is reptuted to help clean the air. I guess
> tallow could be used but the smell of animal fats burning is not that
> pleasant to me. Second, I find it difficult to see what the harm is by
> ingesting honey. I use honey almost exclusively and I buy it from a
> very environmentally friendly beekeeper. If a recipe calls for white
> sugar, I use honey. The harvesting of honey is far less damaging to
> the environment than that of white sugar. The hives work in unison
> with the environment unlike the harvesting of white sugar. For those
> of you who don't know white sugar comes from two sources: cane and
> beet. The harvesting of either affects the environment. Honey is
> better for your body since your body can digest is better than white
> sugar. A good beekeeper protects his hives to ensure an ongoing
> supply of honey without ever harming the hive. I'd like to hear the
> argument against using honey and/or beeswax.

You won't get an argument from me)