“More Than
Honey” Documentary Review
At Colors of Nature we make it our first and foremost priority that no animals or animal
products are used in any of our paints or art supplies. We also make sure that
none of our products are tested on animals. We believe in making sure that even
the smallest of creatures are valued and respected through our determination to
make sure all of our products meet the high standards we place upon ourselves.
One particular creature is at the top of our priority list in eliminating
products made from them from our shop and instead purchasing and supporting
products that do not exploit the hard work and wellbeing of this creature;
bees. Bees are extraordinary, extremely intelligent and communicative creatures
that work every moment of the day for their queen’s wellbeing and comfort. They
provide for their young, for the environment, for other creatures and most of
all, for humans. According to the documentary More Than Honey, “one third” of all of our food is reliant solely
on the pollination work of bees. Without these tiny insects we would not have
any foods that develop from flowers; such as apples, almonds, pears and squash.
Why do we care so much about eliminating bee byproducts from our art supplies?
There are multiple reasons, many of which were highlighted in the exemplary
documentary mentioned earlier, More Than
Honey.
Many
unpleasant truths were unwrapped in More
Than Honey in reference to the state of honey-producing bees. Bees are
dwindling in number. Their hard work and essential role in the grand,
earth-wide food chain goes unnoticed. Mass production has caused the care for
bees as living creatures seem outdated and overrated. Non-native species are
mixing their genes with native populations around the world, causing the loss
of pure genetics. Disease and parasites have always threatened bees, but the
need for bees to be artificially inserted into corporate orchards in order to
pollinate the crops has resulted in diseases being transported across countries
and carried over to bees native to those visited areas. More Than Honey has exposed some of the reasons why using bee
byproducts in any product, not only art supplies, is not acceptable; at least
not to Colors of Nature.
Bees
as a species are under attack. Stress from all angles is contributing to the
disappearance of the bee population across the globe; mass production,
environmental changes, destruction of native habitats, lack of care for them as
living creatures and the demand for their labour are taking a toll on these
gentle insects. At Colors of Nature we don’t want to contribute to the
disappearance of the bees. Instead, we make our products without beeswax, honey
or other bee byproducts entirely. Other times, we use purely plant-based waxes
and byproducts. Our goal is to provide artists with the ability to choose an
animal and insect-friendly option when purchasing art paints and supplies. Our
foremost priority is to make sure and guarantee that our products are free from
animal testing and animal products and byproducts. We believe in 100%
plant-based art supplies and hope that you will too.
No comments:
Post a Comment