organic honey - how ?

[Chewitt]

how can you know where the bees go to ensure organic standards?

or is it as big a load of arse burgers as "global warming caused by man"

sorry having an "organic rant" as the only tea left in the house is "organic" and it tastes bloody awful.

[richyb]

Put the hives on an all organic estate maybe. No idea how far bee's go in a day but I would have thought if you put the hives in the middle of a few hundred acres they'd not go outside of it. Just a guess.

[Brown and Boris]

Isn't it all about the soil? I am guessing they have an area around the hives which hasn't had any 'stuff' put in it for X years (Soil Association ticket) and know bees have a certain range.

[HappyGoLucky]

Chewitt said:

how can you know where the bees go to ensure organic standards?

They know what's best for them and acting accordingly of course! HTH!

Chewitt said:

or is it as big a load of arse burgers as "global warming caused by man"

Likely unless they are a very long way from anything that isn't entirely natural I'd guess.

Chewitt said:

sorry having an "organic rant" as the only tea left in the house is "organic" and it tastes bloody awful.

That's where you went wrong, you only buy it so others can see the healthy econmentalist choices you are making, you're not actually supposed to try to consume it!

Edited by HappyGoLucky on Sunday 8th March 09:19

[fathomfive]

Use bees with a very low carbon footprint - none of these bees with massive V8s in them.

Prius Bees is where it's at.

[Chewitt]

I thought that bees "fly as far as they have to" - remember(very vaguely) a new scientist article that said even a 2 mile buffer zone around a hive wasn't enough to stop pollen contamination?

maybe this is why its so expensive? OR maybe its all lies lies lies?

maybe the same rules as "dual zone climate control" apply here?

Edited by Chewitt on Sunday 8th March 09:21

[wildoliver]

They only squeeze organic bees of course

[BoRED S2upid]

Keep the bees locked in a big cage with organically grown flowers for food.

[speedy_thrills]

I think it's to do with the way pests and diseases are controlled, honey shouldn't taste any different though?

[DangerousMike]

they tie the bees to the hive with lengths of string that don't allow them to go further than the organic plants surrounding it.

[GKP]

Yummy Honey

[Noger]

4 miles radius must be organic.

[ss64ii]

My mates dad keeps bees and the honey he gets from them is absolutely superb, knocks the blended stuff into the shade. Really dark and strong too!

[neilsfishing]

No No No its the jar what contains it

[TheDetailDoctor]

They fit small GPS trackers to each Bee & track it's movements. Any that stray into non-organic areas are subjest to summary excecution.

[Noger]

Bee-headed ?

[TheDetailDoctor]

Noger said:

Bee-headed ?

HAHAHA