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Re:City of Bees: Notes of an Urban Beekeeper by ct0 on Friday July 02, 2021 @09:39AM (#27711363)
Im unaware of any studies that look at toxin levels that specifically compare a city hive verses a rural hive. IMO the greater concern is the source of nectar, as bees will store any source of "nectar" even if its a couple drops of sugar from a soda can. I would be hard pressed to even consider it 100% honey as the original source could very well not be from organic sources.
Re:City of Bees: Notes of an Urban Beekeeper by mrweasel on Friday July 02, 2021 @09:44AM (#27711431)
> I would be hard pressed to even consider it 100% honey as the original source could very well not be from organic sources.

Because English is weird, I'm not sure if you mean organic as in from plant/animal I would be hard pressed to even consider it 100% honey as the original source could very well not be from organic sources (yes, bees will make honey from animal sources, such as wood lice) or "not sprayed with pesticides".

In Denmark Chinese honey is mostly known as "fake honey" because it's made by bee, but from sugar water, and not nectar.

Organic honey, as in "not sprayed" is almost impossible to make in Denmark, as it requires a 3km radius from there hive, where no chemicals can be used. While in Sweden, as an example, it just has to be primarily organic, as in as long as no chemicals are used directly in front of the hive, you're allowed to label it "Organic".