Database

Lonicera caerulea ‘Honey Bee’

Fruit: Haskap Berry

Fast growing, tall and compact, hardy shrub with fruit that is considered nutrient packed, antioxidant superfood. Dense, green foliage and small, pale-yellow spring blooms. Large, dark blue, cylindrical fruit with flesh that is red when ripe. Productive fruit that has a tart taste and is good for fresh eating, wine, juice and baking. Ripens in late spring. Excellent powdery mildew resistance. Usually bears fruit 1-2 years after planting. Also called Honeyberry and Blue Honeysuckle. Very low maintenance, non-suckering, pest and disease free plant that is easy to grow. Prefers moist, well-drained soil; drought tolerant once established. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. Haskaps produce on one year wood so pruning back a few older branches each spring (about 10% of the plant), while the shrub is still dormant, will create new branches ensuring fruit production for future years.

Haskaps need to be cross-pollinated and require two different cultivars planted close by to produce fruit. Honey Bee Haskap is pollinated by any of the following: Borealis, Indigo Gem, and Tundra.

Available in select potted sizes.