Hi Mike,

I have heard that to have organic honey in the USA you have to be pretty much in an area where everything within 5+ miles is ALSO organic or another example is like on some of the Hawaiian islands, that have a remote area that is pretty much all volcanic rock around them and then the bee farm in the middle.  I don't know if that's true, but that’s what I heard you had to do in order to "PROVE" that your bees aren't eating from some "non-organic"/ treated plants.  I would think most of us don't stand a chance of being organic considering how far bees can fly.

Tanya

(I've noticed several instances of "certified organic" honey for sale on e-Bay.  Anyone know who "certified" the honey to be organic?  Does the "organic" certification mean that the honey producers have not introduced any non-organic substances into the bee hives or does it go further than that and certify that the hives reside in an area in which no non-organic pest controls are used within the flight range of the colonies? )
 Mike in LA

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