The Vegan Society have an explainer on this: https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/honey-industry https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/honey-industry In prac

The Vegan Society have an explainer on this: https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/honey-industry https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/honey-industry In practise, the answer is because it's a form of exploitation and exploitation is considered Always Bad by the VS. It's probably easier to explain this to people than to try and nuance (ie soften) the stance. Not a criticism.