Question about rationing during the wars

[merithyn]

This isn't something that I remember learning much about. During the rationing of sugar and other ingredients throughout and between the wars, what was the rule for those who grew their own? In other words, if someone decided to have bees to collect their own honey, were they allowed to keep it? Or were they required to turn it over? How did that work for other foods like vegetables, farm animals, etc?

In the US, we were encouraged to have Victory Gardens to help supplement foods not able to be bought in the stores. But I didn't know how it worked for some of the atypical stuff like honey, meats, and that kind of thing.

[Razgovory]

Nope.  Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.

[The Brain]

Depended on whether you were of Japanese descent or not.

[Ed Anger]

Nope.  Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.

[garbon]

Nope.  Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.

[derspiess]

Honey bootlegging was a big problem back then.  IIRC, the Japanese gangs were particularly into that racket.

[Admiral Yi]

I've never heard any stories of farmers being busted for holding back output for personal consumption.

I've also read in various places that cheating on the ration system was widespread.

[MadImmortalMan]

There was that one USSC case about the wheat farmer but that wasn't during the war I think.

[Admiral Yi]

There was that one USSC case about the wheat farmer but that wasn't during the war I think.

And about supply restriction, not consumption restriction.

[derspiess]

Anyway Meri I'm pretty sure livestock you grew yourself was not confiscated or subject to rationing.  My mom's parents did this during the war and had as much as they needed.  Occasionally they had enough surplus to sell-- in that case they actually did have to collect ration stamps from whomever was buying it.

[PRC]

I'm thinking about keeping some bees in my backyard. 

[mongers]

I'm thinking about keeping some bees in my backyard.

[Razgovory]

Nope.  Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.

What, are you part bee now?  Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?

[mongers]

Nope.  Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.

What, are you part bee now?  Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?

It reminds him of his worst ever fashion faux pas:

[derspiess]

Nope.  Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.

What, are you part bee now?  Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?

  He pretended to be part bee during college as an experiment of sorts.