i cant agree with you more. i would understand vegans' stance if it was aimed towards industrialized beekeeping industry. but with small scale and organic beekeeping they are only hurting the bees. people dont realize that bees have large natural die offs in the wild and the beekeeper almost guarantees their survival in exchange for honey(which they overproduce anyway) and sometimes bees dont produce any honey at all. there are times when hives become "honey bound" with the nest clogged with honey which can be deadly to a hive.