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.
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
Depended on whether you were of Japanese descent or not.
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 02:42:16 PM
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
:lol:
Honey bootlegging was a big problem back then. IIRC, the Japanese gangs were particularly into that racket.
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.
There was that one USSC case about the wheat farmer but that wasn't during the war I think.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on September 27, 2012, 03:59:59 PM
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.
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.
I'm thinking about keeping some bees in my backyard.
Quote from: PRC on September 27, 2012, 04:05:24 PM
I'm thinking about keeping some bees in my backyard.
:cool:
Quote from: garbon on September 27, 2012, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 27, 2012, 03:39:20 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 02:42:16 PM
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
:lol:
<_<
What, are you part bee now? Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 04:12:36 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 27, 2012, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 27, 2012, 03:39:20 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 02:42:16 PM
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
:lol:
<_<
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:
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Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 04:12:36 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 27, 2012, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 27, 2012, 03:39:20 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 02:42:16 PM
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
:lol:
<_<
What, are you part bee now? Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?
:lol: He pretended to be part bee during college as an experiment of sorts.
Quote from: derspiess on September 27, 2012, 04:33:12 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 04:12:36 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 27, 2012, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 27, 2012, 03:39:20 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 02:42:16 PM
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
:lol:
<_<
What, are you part bee now? Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?
:lol: He pretended to be part bee during college as an experiment of sorts.
He put it down on his application. 1/32nd bee blooded.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 27, 2012, 04:35:54 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 27, 2012, 04:33:12 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 04:12:36 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 27, 2012, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 27, 2012, 03:39:20 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on September 27, 2012, 02:42:16 PM
Nope. Bees were rarely allowed to keep their own honey prior to Bee emancipation.
:lol:
<_<
What, are you part bee now? Did I make light of the terrible burden borne by your vespid ancestors?
:lol: He pretended to be part bee during college as an experiment of sorts.
He put it down on his application. 1/32nd bee blooded.
I'm not Elizabeth Warren. ;)
Quote from: garbon on September 27, 2012, 05:14:29 PM
I'm not Elizabeth Warren. ;)
Or Chief Bill John Baker.