In this article we talk about what a beegan is, but first, a quick message on the importance of bees.
Importance of bees
The video below is several years old (from 2008) but still conveys a great message. It’s nice to see a positive cartoon that educates children (and adults) on important topics, and even more importantly, healthy eating. You won’t find people in these videos suggesting cookies, cake, ice cream, pizza and pop as being something we should be consuming.
The video was created by Gilmo Media, and although the quality isn’t spectacular like a more recent cartoon of theirs, it is still pretty good. It discusses something of importance, and I’m happy to let my children watch cartoons with this type of message!
The cartoon (here’s the YouTube link) discusses the importance of bees to the survival of ALL living things! It’s the same message we should have gleaned from The Bee Movie back in 2007 (co-written by Jerry Seinfeld who was also the voice of the main bee).
The Adventures of RawMan And GreenGirl: Beware The Beekeeper
What is a beegan?
Now, let’s get to the point of why this post was written… to define a beegan.
Although there are a variety of “definitions” here is a popular one…
By definition, an organic raw food vegan will not consume any animal, dairy or even bee by-product. However, someone described as a “beegan” will enjoy bee products like raw honey and bee pollen as well, even though they are technically from an “animal”.
Why not? Is it unethical to eat honey?
Something learned (or perhaps suggested) in The Bee Movie is that it’s not necessarily a bad thing, or an unnatural thing, for humans to eat bee products. What might be inhumane is the way in which the honey is harvested!
“Beegans” generally choose only products that are “truly raw” (no heat applied) and that were “wild harvested”.
