On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:23:56 -0500, Herve Abeille <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I know many beekeepers selling >honey in stores and at stands. They follow all the rules of conventional >beekeeping. They use only approved chemicals in approved ways, they do not >overheat their honey and have no way to filter it, even if they wanted to. > >These people are producing a product of excellent quality It sounds to me like you just don’t want to concede that anyone else’s quality standards matter. Of course, they don’t matter to you, or they’d be your quality standards, too, but why do you object so strongly to other beekeepers’ defending their way of doing things? If they have any integrity they must believe that their way of doing things is better (and that the alternative way of doing things is worse). How is that different from you calling honey produced according to approved/legal processes as “ruined”? How is your degrading overheated honey any different from the “organic” guy degrading honey produced with the use of chemical pesticides? You clearly have your beliefs and quality standards, and you defend them with degrading comparisons to the alternative. I think that’s entirely appropriate so long as you do so with honesty and integrity. I don't think, however, that organic arguments can be dismissed simply on the grounds that they imply superiority to the minimum legal standards or to your personal standards. Eric -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---