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