Honey Bee Honeyberry

Lonicera caerulea ‘Honey Bee’

 

Tall productive plant produces tart fruit that is suitable for wine making. Requires cross pollination by another cultivar with similar flowering time. Good pollinizer for ‘Aurora’, ‘Borealis’, and ‘Tundra’. University of Saskatchewan introduction.

 

 

Height: 5-6′

Spread: 5′

Light Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade

Hardiness Zone: 2

Foliage Colour: Green

Fall Foliage: N/A

Growth Habit: Rounded

Flower Colour: Yellow

Blooms: Spring

Fruit Colour: Blue

Fruit Size: 1.9 grams

Fruit Timing: Mid to Late June

Fruit Use: Fresh Eating, Preserves, Juicing, Wine Making

Key Features: Hardy, Edible Fruit (Tart), Attracts Butterflies

Landscape Uses: Hedging/Screening, Accent, Mass Planting, Orchard

Pollination: Requires Cross Pollination