Haas Honey

Happy Christmas everyone! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday however you celebrate.

Are you in the lower mainland and looking for our fireweed honey? Starting this Thursday you can find our 80g jars at Salmon n' Bannock Bistro and soon to be on the menu! Tsimshian honey with a Tsimshian chef, it'll be pure magic

Looking for a delicious way to use your fireweed honey? How about some Pinot Grigio, orange and fireweed honey poached pears on puff pastry with pistachio caramel sauce. Serve that up with some fresh cinnamon whipped cream #getinmybelly #fireweedhoney #fireweed #indigenousbusiness #haas #smalgyax #smallbusiness #shopify #shopifyindigenous #buybchoney #yep #dessertplease

Come get some honey at the Kitsumkalum Craft fair today! 9:30 - 4:30 at the community hall

Did you know if we all commit to spending $100 with small businesses we would put millions of dollars back into our communities? Here are some of my favourite businesses: What are some of yours? List them in the comments https://sisterssage.com - I’m obsessed with the June Strawberry Full Moon, I may have also bought them all.... https://banginbannock.ca - I'm going to say it ...the best bannock mix around. https://yukonsoaps.com - Imagine this, you’re sipping a nice Rooibos with some of our fireweed honey while soaking in a hot bath with Yukon Soaps Fireweed Bath Salts That’s some fireweed inception we can get behind! https://www.cheekbonebeauty.com - I don’t have a zoom meeting without my sustain mascara. You also need all the lipstick. You’re welcome. https://mondaymayjewelry.com - This is some of the most beautiful beading around and will be in my stocking from myself this holiday season. https://inukness.myshopify.com - Clothing, housewares and other products with beautiful Inuit art. https://satya.ca - This is the only cream that helped with our Oliver’s eczema. The new One Stick is perfect for tattoo aftercare. https://uasausoap.com - The Bubble Gum bowhead whale soap is something my kids can’t get enough of. https://shopsoie.ca - the body butter is so silky and will hydrate even the driest winter skin. https://www.sectionthirtyfive.com - I can’t do this clothing company justice with one sentence. Everyone in your life would benefit https://wcwildflowers.ca - the Vancouver Island business has everything you need for everyone on your holiday list. https://indigoarrows.ca - The Ishkoday blacket is so cozy. Find unique textiles for your home that are pieces of art. https://www.marysbsweets.com - Move over Purdy’s these are some of the best small batch chocolates around. Looking for Black or Asian owned businesses to support? Check out https://www.empoweredbyshopify.com. Download the Shop App https://shop.app for curated lists #ShopIndigenous #ShopBlack, #Shop2SLGBTQ+ #shopsmallbusinesssaturday #shopcanadamade #uplifteachother #tsimshianbusiness #shopify #shopifyindigenous #indigenousbusiness #moveoveramazon

We started our journey into beekeeping over 20 years ago as Mountain Meadow Honey. That is the name we built around our reputation for amazing local honey. Over the last couple years we have been slowly making the transition to a new company name and brand that reflects our Tsimshian culture and Indigenous worldview, Haas Honey. It has been, at times, a slow process, but an informative and healing one to be part of the movement to decolonize business and be proud of who we ar...e. Find more info on our journey here: https://haashoney.ca/pages/mountain-meadow-honey As we transition some of the labels will be Mountain Meadow Honey as we don't like waste, but rest assured the same love and attention has gone into each jar and the honey is the same sweet haas (fireweed) we all enjoy #indigenousbusiness #honey #fireweed #shopifyindigenous #beekeepers #buylocalbc #buylocalbcproducts #shopify #tsimshian #smalgyax #decolonizebusiness

Our beautiful new logo was created by Gitxsan artist @francesmarie_infinityart We're so happy with it, thanks Frances #indigenousbusiness #indigenousentrepreneurs #fireweed #apiary #buylocal #buybc #honey #fireweedhoney #smalgyax #tsimshian #shopifyindigenous

From June to September we bring our bees to isolated mountain locations in our Tsimshian traditional territory to elevations of 500-1200 meters, where the bees gather nectar from the beautiful haas (fireweed) flower. #indigenousbusiness #indigenousentrepreneurs #fireweedhoney #fireweed #tsimshian #smalgyax #shopifyindigenous #shopify

Well what a slow year! All of our honey this year was kept for family and our busy bees for their winter stock. We're going to take advantage of the slow-down and revamp our website! Coming soon will be something sweet at mountain-meadow-honey.myshopify.com. Stay tuned for updates!

Fireweed was a bit late this year, but coming into full bloom now, fireweed honey to follow shortly

This is awesome.

Our busy little New Zealand bees arrived in Vancouver today. They're having a sleep over with the official honey tasters of Mountain Meadow Honey, a much needed drink and bite of honey after their long journey and they will be on their way to Terrace in the AM

If anyone between Terrace and Vancouver would like to put in a honey order, please do so now! We will be driving to Vancouver from Terrace on the 11th and 12th and can deliver. It won't last so get your orders in :) Our 2016 price is $25/kg.

The official Honey Tester tasting the goods!

Help reduce food waste, buy local and use what you buy. "Canadians waste $31 billion of food every year, 47% wasted in the home.The primary contributor to consumer food waste is high expectationsdemand for high-quality, aesthetically-pleasing food is a key factor behind the volume of food waste occurring among consumers.In North America, over 30 percent of fruits and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets because they aren't attractive enough for consumers." https://www.knowledge.ca/program/just-eat-it

I've already fielded multiple messages about our Flow hive, so to save time I will address the questions here. First of all, it's only one hive and it's a really cool idea, so why not? I'm a scientist and I like testing new methods and my mom got excited when I told her we had to try it, so we're trying it. Curiosity is what got us and it will be fun. We have no idea how it will work or if it is better, it's going to be an experience and we will share the details along the way and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do :)

Our Honey Flow hive has arrived and we are very excited to see how it works! We will post regular updates and pictures for everyone to see as it's sure to be a very exciting process!

Looking for our delicious Fireweed Honey? The Rosswood General Store is fully stocked! If you're in town and looking for honey please message me for details.

A win for bees! http://www.davidsuzuki.org//ontario-restricts-bee-killing/

Such a revolutionary idea! http://www.honeyflow.com/

Buy from your local apiaries!

Find our honey at the Farmer's Market! #eatlocal #supportlocalbusinesses

Trust the bees. They know far more how best to manage their hive than the best beekeeper around.

We <3 the ALR too!

You can also find our delicious fireweed honey at the Rosswood General Store!

Your crystallized honey is perfectly fine, it's actually better than fine, it's indicative of a higher quality honey ... oooh fancy!

Very resourceful bees, but what a sad state for our environment ... http://www.mnn.com//wild-bees-are-recycling-plastic-study-