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.

Honey is a complicated food. It is hardy enough to last thousands of years and still be edible. It is sensitive enough that it starts to get burned at just over body temperature. Honey pots containing edible honey have been recovered from Egyptian tombs. Left at room temperature, honey will keep indefinitely.

In 2003, Honeyview Farm opened its doors to the public through the addition of an extensive tour area. The first thing that you see when entering the building is a huge wall of over 50,000 bees. This glass observation wall allows visitors to see right into the hive. People can watch as bees dance to communicate with each other where to find the best nectar. Visitors can try to spot the queen laying eggs in the honeycomb while her attendants surround her. Beyond the wall of bees, visitors can experience guided or self-guided tours. Large windows have been installed throughout the building to allow visitors to see all aspects of the business, from extraction of the honey to packaging and labelling. Visitors can also view the lab where soaps, lip balm, body lotions and many other products are made. People can read the information posted around the tour area to learn more.

We Take Great Care With Our Honey

Honeyview Farm produces specialty honeys from blueberry, raspberry, blackberry and other flowers. We have also created new and interesting products with honey and other natural bee products such as pollen, propolis, royal jelly and beeswax. Our products have been shipped as far away as Europe and Japan.