Alaska Fireweed |
Chugiak Heights - Alaska
Honey
Our bee's spend the long Alaskan summers feasting on the abundent
fields of fireweed. A tall perennial herb with large clusters
of rose to purple flowers, fireweed grows in dense stands on cut
or burnt over timber lands for 12 to 15 years after tree removal.
This honey is one of the lightest honeys, prized for its water-white
color. Its taste is delicate and sweet with very subtle, tea-like
notes.
Fireweed is a member
of the Onagracae family of plants. Its name refers to the fact
it is a "pioneer plant" quick to appear in burned over
areas. An area will only produce honey for 2 or 3 years, as the
growth of new trees and shrubs crowd out the fireweed plants.
No other major honey
plant grows as far north as fireweed. It is a hardy plant which
regularly appears in North America from Alaska to California,
particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Weather is important for
fireweed's nectar secretion, humidity must be less than 50%. Depending
on location and altitude, fireweed may bloom as early as June
and as late as September, but it blooms through most of the summer.
An Alaskan legend states
that when fireweed reaches its full splendor the six-week countdown
to winter has begun.
Honey products from the far
North
Honey Products for sale:
honey, pollen, ross rounds, comb honey
All
items shipped flate rate ONLY
United States Postal Service
I also build ross
round supers, queen separators, feed boards,
telescoping metal and wood hive covers, bottom boards,
inner pollen trap boards.
See my other pages
for other wood, soaps,
tea, and incense products.
Contact Information
Email :
soltisjj@yahoo.com
Phone :
907-688-2896
Address :
P.O. Box 670670
Chugiak, AK 99567
USA
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