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CW: Photos of food
The haskap bush we planted like 10 years ago is finally starting to give us a decent haul of berries!
Took a bunch of those and some fresh rhubarb and made a compote to go with some pork chops for dinner.
PollinatorsApril 14, 2025. The honey berry shrubs started blooming. They bloom a few days after the pussy willow trees. The earliest flying pollinators will have natural food. Native plants with early blooms are good habitat. #minnesota, #zone4b, #pollinators, #growyourown, #nativeplants, #haskaps.
@sejarnold. Here is another compliment for the #haskaps, the flowers are early in the season and numerous. The queen bumblebees are looking for a steady food source early in the season. #pollinators. #minnesota, #Zone4b.
Sarah ArnoldHave you ever heard of #haskaps? (You may also know the plant as #honeyberry, or (blue) fly honeysuckle, depending on where you come from!)
I hadn't until probably a year ago.
They're a species of #honeysuckle, essentially, with edible #berries, and some growers cultivate them as a commercial crop. They're quite niche in the UK still (but there are a few specialist growers), but more prominent elsewhere. (Apparently, though in some countries they're believed to be toxic!)
EllenInEdmonton 
@jodmentum
Oh well, congrats for being so adventuresome! Strawberries and blueberries are very forgiving when it comes to jam-making. That's one activity that's compulsory for me every summer or fall. I picked #haskaps 6 weeks ago and I've frozen until I have the time and the mojo to jam them. They worked out really nicely with lemons last year and I've almost finished up what I made.
Oh well, congrats for being so adventuresome! Strawberries and blueberries are very forgiving when it comes to jam-making. That's one activity that's compulsory for me every summer or fall. I picked #haskaps 6 weeks ago and I've frozen until I have the time and the mojo to jam them. They worked out really nicely with lemons last year and I've almost finished up what I made.
KatyMackay@IPEdmonton yesterday I made pie, curd (for tartlets) and syrup with some more of my #haskaps. Everything was good! Haskaps have more pectin than I realized, though, so my syrup set up a bit more than is perfect. But it’s meltable!
Idealistic Pragmatist 
Making this #cake early this morning (while it's still under 20C) with the last of the hand-picked Rosy Farms #haskaps. I think it should be good, but we'll see!
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/raspberry-ricotta-cake-51264060
@Daveography
Ooh, WTG! I picked #haskaps a couple of weeks ago but just threw the bag into the freezer because it's mostly too hot and if it's not (and not too smoky), I wanna get out and enjoy it before summer's over!
Ooh, WTG! I picked #haskaps a couple of weeks ago but just threw the bag into the freezer because it's mostly too hot and if it's not (and not too smoky), I wanna get out and enjoy it before summer's over!
@BarbaraMcVeigh @AmeliasBrain @symbology
I did well on the insect front when I picked #Haskaps on Friday evening. I was too busy and it was too hot so I just threw the bagful into the freezer to deal with later. Like raspberries, they're very delicate.
I did well on the insect front when I picked #Haskaps on Friday evening. I was too busy and it was too hot so I just threw the bagful into the freezer to deal with later. Like raspberries, they're very delicate.