Where do you get this stuff, I've had many people tell me it is the best honey they have ever had.
Up here in the Great Northwest at the end of the flow
Fireweed is my favorite honey ! We have it here in northern British Columbia . It is perfectly clear and very slow to crystalize . It has a flavor all its own , like maybe a little taste of heaven here on earth .
It's interesting how the plant gets its name . When the seedling first emerges in the spring it is a bright red . It produces a very showy purple flower stalk in the late summer. And in the fall the fall the plant turns shades of yellow and red ( fire colors ) and the seed plumes release with a white silk-like stuff , looking like puffs of smoke . ---Burl---
I wonder if it will grow down here in Catalina, Arizona? I would love to try it out.
any way of getting me some seeds from any of ya?
Whats a good price/lb for the stuff. I cant seem to find any in bulk. Best price I saw for 1 lb was 7 dollars or so but it did not claim it was raw.
it grows best from root. do a search. cindi and i have had fireweed adventures.
i don't know if it will grow in AZ. it grows best here in burns. i have patches of it and it seems to have taken over old burn pile areas on my property.
well I have a few burned area's here but I would be willing to give it a try.
if it thrives is burned area's that tells me it likes a lot of sulfur.
Thanks for the info Kathey
Dracono
Quote from: mastro on April 22, 2010, 02:56:07 PM
Whats a good price/lb for the stuff. I cant seem to find any in bulk. Best price I saw for 1 lb was 7 dollars or so but it did not claim it was raw.
There is a local place right now that has the nap-fire stuff (nap weed and fire weed) for 3-4$/lb bulk. (your own container) The nap fire is AWESOME honey.
Fireweed is just that....a "weed." It seeds out & also grows through runners. I have it in my raspberries & am always pulling it out!
It grows all over Alaska & if you google "Alaska Fireweed Honey" you'll get lots of sources. It runs about $10 a lb. Steve Victors is a Palmer beekeeper who owns a business called "Alaska Wildflower Honey." I believe you can order through him, too.
Good luck! Flygirl :)