— Hilda P J

So from time to time, I talk about sweeteners, and I think it's time to do a refresher on the various kinds of sweeteners that are available in the market. And typically, vegans don't use honey because it is the product of an animal, and bees are terribly mistreated, very much so. Many commercial honeybees are shipped from as far away as New Zealand. This is shown in the film, "Queen of the Sun." And then the ones that they wake them up, they're in these giant shipping containers that are sealed tight. They wake them up with sugar water, and you can see many have died. That's no good. And without bees, we have no food. We need to save our bees. So "Queen of the Sun" explains what mass bee production is doing and how harmful it is, but it also points out real beekeepers all over the world who are caring for bees, selling the honey, but leaving enough for the bees to have. So I really appreciate you letting us know. I recommend that all of you find this movie, "Queen of the Sun." It's really an eye-opener, as Hilda said.