Fireweed Honey

Fireweed is one of the most sought after honeys.

Fireweed is a beautiful wild, pink-flowered plant. As its name indicates, it is one of the first plants to grow in an area after a forest fire. Often you can find huge pink expanses in the mountains around the Fraser Valley. Honeyview Farm will take beehives up into the mountains to try and collect this honey. It can be a tricky business as the only access can be unused logging roads with steep dropoffs on either side.

The honey is highly prized for its very light colour and delicate flavour. Honey gathering varies tremendously from year to year depending on weather conditions. Sometimes conditions are not good and no honey is harvested that year. In general, most years have poor honey crops. Approximately 1 year out of every 5 produces top quality fireweed honey. At Honeyview Farm we hold onto these special batches like fine wines and sell them exclusively through our own label.