Fireweed Honey is Now Available!

At Anna's Honey, we are proud to carry Fireweed Honey. Anna's Fireweed Honey is produced once a year in limited quantities. As a favorite of Bee Keepers, Fireweed Honey has received the title "the champagne of honeys".

What is a Fireweed? Fireweed is a tall perennial (a plant that blooms every two years). When a forest has burned, Fireweed is one of the first signs of life to appear. Thin stalks of Fireweed shoot up out of the blackened soil, then carpet the charred land with a bouquet of red-purple flowers that can grow over six feet tall. When new growth takes over the forest the Fireweed plants recede.

Price:  $5.95       

More Info:  Fireweed Honey Jar

Price: $6.70    

 
Fireweed only blooms for a week and the nectar flow occurs only when the humidity is less than 50%, so the quantities of Fireweed Honey produced can vary greatly from year to year. The photo at the top of this page shows actual Pacific Northwest Fireweed plants in bloom.

Beekeepers set their hives among the Fireweed so their bees can pollinate plants. Fireweed pollination can start as early as June and as late as the first frost. The flavor of Fireweed honey is delicate, fruity, light, luscious, and mouthwatering. Anna's Fireweed Honey has a delicate scent and a spreadable crystalline texture that may remind you of champagne bubbles. The color of Fireweed Honey is like spun gold. The exquisite flavor is a perfect choice for people who want a little less sweetness.

 
One of Anna's Honey's most popular honeys, Fireweed Honey has its own way of being sweet and complex at the same time. The extraordinary smooth and buttery finish is great for gourmet glazing, BBQ grilling, or smoking meat and fish. For something different, try Anna's Fireweed Honey paired with strawberries and Champagne for a great flavor combination!

Fireweed honey is very slow to crystallize. Honey is not hurt in any way when it does crystallize and it can been brought back to liquid consistency by setting the jar in a pan of warm water for about 30 minutes. Do not boil. To test the water temperature, place a few drops of the warm water on your wrist, if it is warm and comfortable then the water is just right.

In the United States, more than 300 unique types of honey are available, each type originates from a different floral source. Honey is produced in every state, but depending on floral source location, certain types of honey (like Fireweed Honey) are produced in only a few regions. Fireweed grows further north than any other major honey plant.

All of Anna's Honey is 100% pure, unfiltered, raw and harvested from floral sources in the Pacific Northwest.

Anna's Honey is never heated, filtered or pasteurized.

Our process allows trace pollens, vitamins and active enzymes to be present.