On Thu, 9 May 1996, Tom Elliott wrote:
 
>      Fireweed honey - Usually water white, 'very' mild to the point of
>      being almost flavorless.  But, quite popular on the specialty market.
>      No bulk quantities available.
>
>      I rarely get any of this in my cooler coastal area.  Only produced in
>      warmer, mostly interior, regions.
>
     Hi Tom and All ,  Here in Washington state we get fireweed honey in
the clear cut areas after a slash burn. Its a pilot crop and it was one
of the first plants that came back after Mt. Saint Hellens blew her top.
 I take my bees up around the 4000 ft. mark in the Olympic mountains to
get my fireweed honey. It is very mild and water white. I did not get
very much at all this last year.I did load up the year before and
extracted 5,400 pounds. I sold most of it off my self in two months.The
price is up there and could sell a ton more at $ 4.00 a pound. It is so
light that people that don't like honey , try some on a stick and will
buy it because its just sweet with not much flavor at all.
 Best Regards
  Roy