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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Are bees tortured to get honey?

[–] shneancy 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

yea of course, never heard of the bee grinder?

[–] idiomaddict 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We’ve been keeping them improperly in the winter since the mid 20th century, leading to unnecessary bee mortality within hives. Whether that’s torture or not is up to you, but it’s definitely unnecessary harm.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is suggesting that we should be using hive covers. What exactly changed in the mid 20th century?

[–] idiomaddict 2 points 2 months ago

We stopped using hive covers because they’re more expensive than the increased mortality. They naturally nest in tree hollows in winter, whose thicker walls (and living material) allow the hive to maintain a higher internal temperature than uncovered hives (or covered hives).