Bill Bartlett wrote:
 
> Very few products
> for human consumption have such few regulations.  Ask farmers,  who happen
> to have bees how much they are regulated.
 
Here in Britain, it would appear, that we now have exactly the same
regulations as farmers and I would expect that other countries will
follow suit.
 
>
> Until we can stop using chemicals in the hive and we can tell our bees
> where to go and what bring home, we can not and should not be clamoring for
> "Organic Honey".
 
If you have the will to do so then you can keep bees at the present time
without the use of chemicals especially if you are a "Hobby" beekeeper.
Perhaps not if you are a "Bee Farmer".  We can't control where the bees
go or what they bring back but we can control what we give to them.
Perhaps this is not "Organic Honey" but it is a start in that direction.
I think that many commercial beekeepers would love to call their honey
"Organic" if they could get away with it.
 
--
Harry
Scotland
 
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