I know bees make the honey for other reasons, but they aren't actually harmed by the process are they, more sort of exploited. Unless I'm wrong about that I see honey more as a 'insects workers rights' issue.
I dunno why we spend so much time wiping out perfectly cuddly pretty species and we never try to exterminate the midge. I asked a local environmentalist what role the midge plays in the ecosphere and they said 'A most important role - they keep the english tourist away'. Now while I'm no fan of english tourists, I prefer 'em to midges and so have been placing bat-boxes with my neice whereever I can. ( Bats eat their own body weight in midges everyday ).
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