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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This happens everywhere, not just the UK. Buy local honey.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Much cheaper but doesn't help my throat when sick

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

From TFA, if you aren't buying local then you aren't buying honey anyway.

Might as well buy a sweet to suck on.

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

The statements were

Buy local

or don't buy honey

If you are buying local then you've already satisfied the first half of the OR. It's an option, if you aren't prepared to buy local then don't buy but also not buying honey at all is an option instead of buying honey.

Buying non-local mass produced honey is not an option, and won't help you with a sore throat any more than sucking on a sweet will, and you aren't likely to be buying honey anyway.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They are making it anyway and supporting bees is good for the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

It's a little more complicated than that unfortunately. Supporting bees is much more than just supporting honey bees.