Wow, you really hit it home big with this article. There are so many different types of Vegans today that I do not think that any of us could ever make every single customer happy. I personally have found it so difficult to find ethically-sourced products to use in my soapmaking as you have for making your homemade stuff. I can not even tell you how many hours have been spent researching, watching videos, and reading tests results or thesis done by universities. It is enough to put one into a mental tizzy. All one can do is ones due dilgence to resource good products to make their vegan lines as wholesome as possible. The bees, when cared for on a personal level, actually love sharing their honey and wax with us. It is a symbionic relationship that one creates with the hive and the bees know you are growing wonderful flowers and trees for them to survive. Thus, in return they love to share with their beekeeper. It is the give and take that creates the beautiful connection with the bees. I see an emergence of young beekeepers around the world creating beautiful gardens to help them sustain and build the hives while creating larger and larger ones. So, from my standpoint on a personal level, I feel the bees are willing participants in co-creating their sweet product for us to enjoy. Just as much as the Raspberry bush that continually supplies it's sweet fruit for the bees, the wildlife, and us to enjoy its natural goodness. We are all one in nature and there is no separation between us and them. My question, why or when are we all going to realize that we are here to honor and enjoy the fruits of all of natures beautiful bounty.