Poison Oak Honey

[curxis]

I am from the Salem area and am looking for some Poison Oak honey. I hear that it comes due towards the end of July along with the blackberries. Is there any bee keepers that purposefully gets poison oak honey or has honey that has poison oak in it?

Thanks

[bugleman]

From what I have observed, the Poison Oak blooms between the maples and black berries. Does that seem about right?

[drew]

hmm I have always questioned "poison oak" honey.
It does bloom around the time bugleman mentioned put goes into the blackberry bloom "usually"

NOW "I" have never seen fields full enough and large enough to say this is "poison oak" honey. To say it grows in the ditch and in the woods etc.. doesn't cut it. To me it runs along the lines of wildflower cause there is no single source..

I almost have half the mind to purchase some and pay the $30 to have it tested for source. In hopes that I am proven wrong.
Any takers

[curxis]

Drew; so you're saying that usually the blackberry honeys will have the highest potential of having poison oak content - not enough obviously to be marked as "poison oak"? What do you mean by "purchase some...have it tested for source"? Are you talking about testing poison oak plants?

Thanks for your replies and thoughts; if you have any further information still interested.

[bugleman]

Can you get an adverse reation to poison oak honey is what I am curious about.

[CBR]

I bought some poison oak honey from Wild Bee Honey Farm in Eagle Point (southern Oregon). Their number is 541-826-7621.

[drew]

I don't "think" there would be any issues with eating poison oak honey. The itchy stuff is from the oil on the leaves, the honey is from the nectar. Soooooo I think you would be safe, plus I have never heard of any such issue from "poison oak" honey.

Testing for source: you can take a sample of honey and send it to a lab. They will identify what pollen is in the honey, from that source of the honey is determined. For a small fee of course. ;D

For some reason I think it is very unethical to say your selling whatever source if it is not true. I just don't see where the poison oak honey could be possible.

I would love and hope to be wrong.

[drew]

I am happy to say I may have to suck it up and take all this back. ;D
Talking with John at Ruhl today he says on his place in easten OR there is acres of poison oak, so it is possible,
BUT DON'T SAY IT IS POISON OAK UNLESS IT IS!!!!!!

[curxis]

Been very interesting reading your replies. I haven't applied any of the information you've provided yet but did pass the phone number to my parents who are also interested in Poison Oak Honey. We've had it in the past and it has seemed to help decrease my mom's allergies to Poison Oak; which is why they are looking for it.

[Sarah]

try GloryBee Foods for Poison Oak Honey. They are in Eugene, Oregon.

[bugleman]

My bees made some wonderful Poison Oak honey last year in the North Willamette Valley, it even won a blue ribbon at the Oregon State Fair. I will be gathering some this year too....fingers crossed. I live in Aloha and will be selling it.

PM me if you are interested.

Kevin

[Dale]

Hello everyone, I live in the Willamette Valley. I love the hunting around here but absolutely HATE the poison oak, with a passion. I am so allergic to it that if I even say "poison oak" I get it haha. I have heard of "poison oak honey" from a lady I work with... (Hippie type lady). She told me that it was a pretty common remedy. So one day while on the job (delivery driver) I had a stop at a bee keeper’s house. I saw my chance to ask an expert about this matter. I picked his brain about poison oak honey. He eventually gave me a quart of honey. He told me that in that quart would have some poison oak honey in it but couldn’t tell me how much.
I tell you that part to get to this part. After eating at least half of that jar,
I found myself hunting elk in poison oak infected areas. It has been about 2 weeks since that elk hunt...i am still poison oak free.
Can’t say for sure if the honey has helped or not...but I like to think it has. Anyway, thanks for reading.

[Jessica]

Does anyone know someone near Eugene who sells poison oak honey