Hi James!
>  I used to love honey and thanks for the tip but I'd be concerned with the
> blood sugar/insulin response to such a sweet substance.  Also, being 99%
> vegan the last seven years, I've avoided honey as it's an animal food, have
> been told taking honey harms the bees, does it?

Harms the bees?  I don't know about commercial practice, but my neighbors
had a couple of hives and aside from the disturbance caused by taking the
honey out, I didn't notice any harm to the bees.  I probably would have as
I originally chose vegetarianism at age 12 due to my animal rights thinking.
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