They are huge bushes. If you properly prune for new canes and fertilize with Organic fertilizer for acid loving plants and make sure the PH is about 5.5, you would be amazed at the amount of berries you get.
I live in SE N. Car. 2 miles from the ocean. The soil is very acidic. Great for highbush blueberries, but I have to work my butt off amending the soil for my vegetable garden.
@@gerhardbraatz6305 Could you tell me what soil mix you use along with the fertilizer. I have bought 9 blueberry bushes as well and want to get the most from them.
@@okeydokeygivemeyourgnocchi1481 I live 2 miles off the coast in SE N. Car. and have very acidic soil which is great for blueberries. To plant them I mix good garden soil with peat moss which is acidic in nature. Water well the first year and don,t worry about getting a lot of berries right off. Use sulfur to adjust the acidity of your soil if needed and use fertilizer for acid loving plants.
@@gerhardbraatz6305 Thanks for the info. I have a couple of bags of peat moss already and planted the bushes in my garden. The only problem is that i used miracle gro potting mix which is not supposed to be used in the ground. I will probably replant them with garden soil like you said. Also did you use sulfur to lower the ph of your soil or was the peat moss enough?
My grandfather has a highbush blueberry that my late grandmother (died before I was born) planted and cared for. It's about 8 feet tall or so and still fruits prolifically even being completely shaded out by several very large old oak trees.
I have 7 highbush and 3 rabbiteye cultivars on my property. I planted them 3 to 4 years ago, and I'm already getting heaps of berries. Time for another batch of blueberry wine.
When I was a kid my family and grandma would go to Blueberry Mountain (Yes we climbed up a mountain) and those were delicious but they grew on a 4 inch low growing plant -.like strawberries grow. ===
We have found many high bush blueberries on land we recently bought. We also have deer berry, sparkle berry, elder berry, black berry, wild cherry and persimmon. We are excited about our discoveries and are interested in learning more about them. Especially about cultivating the more edible fruits.
Huckleberry. My Grandfather planted 5 blueberry bushes in a meadow over 80 years ago. Today the meadow which is never picked is FULL of blue berry bushes and Huckleberry plants because of the bears going back there and eating them. It takes the digestive track of a black bear to make the seeds of the Huckleberry plant grow. It is a place of wonder and beauty, just keep your voice up to scare away the bears and the white tailed deer. This is also in Pennsylvania by the way.
In Yorkshire we have moorland with bilberry bushes as far as the eye can see. In Lancashire they call them whinberries. Just get an Afro comb and some Tupperware and you’re good to go!
On the eastern shores of the Pond we have Vaccinium myrtillus (European blueberry, more often known as bilberry)....grows wild across Europe on acidic heath and moorland and I was thrilled during July to find some very close to where I live....a tiny miniature blueberry plant in every way this species only gets to 1ft tall or less and the tiny fruits are really dark and intense....but it would take a LONG time to pick enough to make mead, or jam or anything much from them....I believe V.myrtillus also grows in BC and Western USA but obviously is not a native
Dude you rock...!!! I have been munching on all the wonderful gifts, that you have brought to my attention.....Thank You ....!!! Be blessed....the most.love to all....Nemaste .
Thanks for reminding me of where I used to pick blueberries at my old homestead in Milford, PA...right on the edge of the pond...your photo reminds me so much of it. those were nice bush berries. Here in VT, low lying bushes are more common in the area I live. lots of them!
I have a Wild Highbush Blueberry bush in my yard. I transplanted this bush from my Aunt Rybye’s farm in Georgia. It had grown there for many years and I transplanted it about 12-15 years ago; we are still enjoying fresh harvested blueberries every year. I loved harvesting blueberries with my Aunt and now my grandchildren help me harvest the berries and as we do I think of Aunt Rubye and smile. Yummy blueberries and fond memories. P.S. My granddaughter, Eva, who lives in Okinawa, Japan loves blueberries but they are quite expensive there, in US dollars about $10 per pint.
here in Arkansas we have two type deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) less than three foot tall and the farkleberry (Vacciniym arboreum) which get 6' tall. both have small blueberries. we have a short natural harves of mid june to mid july depending on the winters. great forage while on a early summer hike
I know this is 5 years late, but there's also another lesser known blueberry called Elliott's blueberry (vaccinium elliottii) that in my experience is more common in south Arkansas and north Louisiana. It's a highbush that has distinctly small leaves and tubular flowers, and seems to prefer wetlands with sandy soil. Also small berries that aren't as tasty as other wild species but still a nice treat no less.
I have 30+ blueberry bushes and the birds and the deer get 99% of them. The rabbits and such come in the cleanup on the ground. When I take the dogs for a walk is when I walk by andI eat whatever I can. Black walnut and hickory nuts are doing well. Great video. Got back from a walk and noticed acorns are popping out. Also as far as your must take it to 25 brixs and get some EC 1118 Yeast
There's a wild High Bush and many wild Low Bush blueberries throughout the area I live east of Asheville NC. Most of them are along the ridges, and higher altitudes, often along side conifers. The low bush mostly set fruit in sunny locations, but are abundant even in shadier spots, just with much lower fruit set. One of my Elders suggests that they will wait for a local burn to raise the canopy, taking advantage of the fresh ash and sunlight.
Thank you Adam! I love wild berry picking. I have picked mulberries and black raspberries so far this year but havent found the wild blueberries yet. I wasnt sure where to look for them and now i know the habitat they grow in. i am also about to go out and forage some blackberries in a spot I have where they are abundant. Happy berry foraging!
You're welcome, and perhaps! If I don't get around to it this time, I'm sure sometime in the near future I'll film the steps involved in how I personally make mead.
I have 4 bushes of high bush blue berries growing on I pots hope to plant when big enough. Looking forward to eating. As a beekeeper I will be doing as you have suggested, make mead. Forget to your videos are addictive.
Love your videos , almost as much as blue berries. Blue Hill, Maine has a mountain that from a distance is exactly that blue from the abundant berries.
I never knew there were wild high bush blueberries! I thought there were just the low bush type. I guess that is the only type available here in Nova Scotia where I live. You taught me something new today Adam! Thanks.
It's my understanding that black walnut trees thrive in soil that's more neutral (closer to pH 7). This isn't to say you'll never see black walnuts growing next to highbush blueberries, though it's probably not too common to see both species colonizing the same area.
Thanks so much for this video Adam! I acually saw your Instagram post about these just before heading out on a mushroom hunt, and coincidentally stumbled upon my first ever wild blueberries that day! I was photographing a Tawny Grisette and later my boyfriend pointed out the blueberry in the photo! It was just on the border of marshland and forest. They were the low bush kind of course, but I can't wait to go back and harvest some!
I always have a hard time finding wild blueberry around my area in PA, though the red raspberries and black berry brambles are very abundant! Thanks for the tips, I have a few places in mind now to look for them, hopefully I'll find some wild blueberry plants soon. 😁
We have a state park name Mount Cheha. I am unfamiliar with the wild blueberry but I believe the shorter variety covers this natural forest. Most beautiful thing I have ever seen!! We walked for miles in a BLUEBERRY FORREST! !! (Also said to be Bigfoot's home..) he must live off of the blueberry 😆
Excellent video man. You can tell that you enjoy your craft and what you do....and are very knowledgeable in it. Congrats on the exceptional presentation. Now, i'm off to hunt a place that sells wild blueberry bushes (I don't think I have any on my land, sadly :(
Anytime I decide to learn more about something, boom! There’s a helpful Learn your Land video about it. You’re a natural teacher. Thanks for all your hard work ✌️
Will you be doing a video about the blueberry honey mead? I have the low growing blueberries here in Alberta and would like to try it out (assuming I can pick them faster than my dog, she loves them).
Mead is like making wine. Just add honey to water and add brewing yeast. I do way more mead and wine then beer because there is actually a lot that goes into beer and mead/wine is a quicker/easier process. I love mead but do my fruit separate into wine and infuse(mix) if I feel like flavored mead. Depending on the honey you may get different levels of alchohol because of varying amounts of fermentable sugars. I found with store bought clover honey 2.5 pounds per gallon of water (topped up to gallon with honey) gets around 13/14% which is where I like it. Tried 3lbs/gal and got around 20%. The wildflower honey from the bees I raise has lower fermentable sugar levels but has a different flavor. If you buy from the store, be careful of some honey, especially cheaper ones that may add corn syrup to it; so its not pure honey (unless you don't care). If you are shooting for the high alchohol, consider what is known as a turbo yeast for its dependability and survivability to reach the higher levels of alchohol without being stunted. As we, I'm sure, love alchohol; I think when your tongue is buzzed, it takes away from the flavor and is more expensive. Also, if you want to know alchohol level, get a hydrometer to take specific gravity readings before and after. You can add more honey or even sugar (pretty much 100% fermentable) to raise it.
Interesting to see how different habitats the high bush and the low bush grow in. Here in Nova scotia, if land is cleared, but too rocky or well drained to grow wheat or corn, they grow low bush blueberries on it. Had I not have known the high bush preferred such a wet, different habitat, I probably would have been looking in all the wrong places. Grew up with 3 bushes in the backyard, would love to find more.
I always love your content. Your videos have taught me a great deal and I forage a lot in my little area in the same region you are based in though more South in Fayette county PA. In the last few months I have been exploring an area just across the road from my home that was strip mined many years ago and still very open. It is several hundred acres and now many aspen, birch, pines and sycamores seem to be dominating the reforestation of the area. There are also numerous crab apple trees and seemingly TONS of lowbush blueberries. (I even found a single mountain laurel bush). Raspberries and blackberries abound as well as sweet clover, milkweed, culver's root and those huge patches of Japanese Knotweed. I think there may even be a lot of what may be Sourwood trees, but it may be another species I am unfamiliar with, I am waiting for the flowers to mature and bloom for better clarification as they are just now developing. It's an area that is dry and rocky but with boggy areas, vernal pools and a creek running through it and is very much unlike your typical Pennsylvania woodlands. I am very much enjoying exploring this unique little area which is also home to an abundance of wildlife and thanks to videos like yours I am "learning my land". 🙂
Here in Michigan we've been munching on the lowbush blueberries for the past couple of weeks. Do you have any info on how to harvest, "process", and use the fruits of the Staghorn Sumac?
Thank you, as always, for this informative video, Adam. Low bush wild blueberries are everywhere where I live, and they are often found with the black huckleberries. I'd love to see a video on the black huckleberries, which I also love collecting, though it takes forever!
That's a lot of tall grass. You spend a great amount of time in the wild. How do you ward off ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests? Do you utilize any natural methods of pest control? Would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks for the great content!
I Know I made the werewolf comment but you deserve a show on like ksps or something you have a great feel an awesome voice an everything comes together great someone give this guy what he deserves thx
Loved the video and blueberries are a superfood for the eyes too. They are so good in protecting your eyesight against eyesight problems such as Cataract etc. Organic blueberries are good but wild ones are better. I know a place in the Cairngorms national park where they grow in the wilds.
I remember backpacking along Picture Rocks National Lakeshore and picking some wild blueberries for my oatmeal, until i got to bush covered in slobber....clearly the black bears had the same idea!
I'm a lucky guy. I am close to acres of wild high bush and low bush blueberries. I make mead and pies out of them but make sure to chase out insects with cold saltwater first. Thanks for the video!
I've never even heard of high growing blue berries. I'm up in Canada, but just over the border, so I'll have to keep my eye open. I've seen an interesting berry, that is exactly the same color, a little bigger, and totally smooth, doesn't have the flower end. I assume its poisonous, but I can't find info.
I was wondering what or how much difference there is between the wild blueberry and huckleberry? My tastebuds think huckleberrys taste the best. But still I'm curious if anyone knows, off hand, any differences nutritionally or even medicinally? Thanks for the great videos.
Blueberries are good; blueberries are our friend. I use a homemade switch with a y on the top of it and a sheet to harvest them. In eastern PA, there`s tons of wild blueberries (the locals call them huckleberry) and there`s thousands of tons of black bears. When the bears are done with the shadbush, they hit the blueberries. My dog browses on these little rascals. She also devours the wild black cherries that fall out of the trees. Oh, oh, do I sense another episode of Learn Your Land on wild cherries??
Hey Adam! Amazing informative video as usual. Always a pleasure to listen and learn. I will be looking for some wild blueberries this month! I want to ask you, do you use anything to repel mosquitoes while you are foraging? Love slowing down in the woods but you can only move so slow with the mosquitoes that we have up here in Ontario forests.
Another species of wild blueberry that seems to be rather common in south Arkansas and north Louisiana is a unique species by the name of Vaccinium elliottii, Elliott's blueberry. It seems to prefer very sandy soils and it has distinctly small leaves for a highbush species that regularly seems to grow above 6 feet tall. By small i mean 1-3 cm leaves. The flowers are also more tubular in shape than the more recognizable globular shape of other blueberries. I recently took some cuttings to propagate and transplanted a young shrub, hopefully it survives.
Thanks for the video! Sadly, the blueberries were extremely scarce where I hunt for them perhaps because of our 1 month drought, and super hot weather. thanks!
Not at all, they grow wild practically down to sea level. In my area (200-300 ft, gulf coastal plain) they grow quite well. Certain wild species do prefer more rocky terrain like you'd find at higher elevations. I think the "farkleberry" that grows in the Ozarks is one of them if memory serves.
Thanks again for the help Adam. I'd like to enjoy my "SUper DUper Blueberries" (grown in my backyard) provided they have beneficial mycorrhizal companions and a well-balanced ecosystem along side them; Not sure if you've had this experience, but would you recommend inoculating my potted Blueberries with a particular blend of potentially beneficial myco? PS. Processing the blueberries would be cool to see :)
I have 9 blueberry bushes in my back yard. I harvest enough blueberries to make wonderful pancakes the year round.
They are huge bushes. If you properly prune for new canes and fertilize with Organic fertilizer for acid loving plants and make sure the PH is about 5.5, you would be amazed at the amount of berries you get.
I live in SE N. Car. 2 miles from the ocean. The soil is very acidic. Great for highbush blueberries, but I have to work my butt off amending the soil for my vegetable garden.
@@gerhardbraatz6305 Could you tell me what soil mix you use along with the fertilizer. I have bought 9 blueberry bushes as well and want to get the most from them.
@@okeydokeygivemeyourgnocchi1481 I live 2 miles off the coast in SE N. Car. and have very acidic soil which is great for blueberries. To plant them I mix good garden soil with peat moss which is acidic in nature. Water well the first year and don,t worry about getting a lot of berries right off. Use sulfur to adjust the acidity of your soil if needed and use fertilizer for acid loving plants.
@@gerhardbraatz6305 Thanks for the info. I have a couple of bags of peat moss already and planted the bushes in my garden. The only problem is that i used miracle gro potting mix which is not supposed to be used in the ground. I will probably replant them with garden soil like you said. Also did you use sulfur to lower the ph of your soil or was the peat moss enough?
These plants love pine trees too. Make sure to check around any pine trees in your area. They also can grow and fruit in the shade.
My grandfather has a highbush blueberry that my late grandmother (died before I was born) planted and cared for. It's about 8 feet tall or so and still fruits prolifically even being completely shaded out by several very large old oak trees.
I have 7 highbush and 3 rabbiteye cultivars on my property. I planted them 3 to 4 years ago, and I'm already getting heaps of berries. Time for another batch of blueberry wine.
I am very sorry for the loss of your friend.
When I was a kid my family and grandma would go to Blueberry Mountain (Yes we climbed up a mountain) and those were delicious but they grew on a 4 inch low growing plant -.like strawberries grow.
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We have found many high bush blueberries on land we recently bought. We also have deer berry, sparkle berry, elder berry, black berry, wild cherry and persimmon. We are excited about our discoveries and are interested in learning more about them. Especially about cultivating the more edible fruits.
where are you located if you don't mind me asking
@@georgeherbertcarson7538 South Carolina
You have found a gem!!!
Huckleberry. My Grandfather planted 5 blueberry bushes in a meadow over 80 years ago. Today the meadow which is never picked is FULL of blue berry bushes and Huckleberry plants because of the bears going back there and eating them. It takes the digestive track of a black bear to make the seeds of the Huckleberry plant grow. It is a place of wonder and beauty, just keep your voice up to scare away the bears and the white tailed deer. This is also in Pennsylvania by the way.
I have never seen high-bush blueberries. In the forest in New England and upstate New York, I would find low-bush blueberries everywhere.
You do a hell of a good job on your videos. Very informative. Excellent work! Thanks.
Growing up on a farm in nw PA we had wild blueberry bushes galore. Mostly the low bush in the cow fields. Couldn't get enough of them!! 🥧
In Yorkshire we have moorland with bilberry bushes as far as the eye can see. In Lancashire they call them whinberries. Just get an Afro comb and some Tupperware and you’re good to go!
Dang man love your channel. Puts me at peace. Great info to boot.
I love your channel. I have learned so much from you and love sharing your videos for my friends to learn too. Thank you soooo much for what you do.
beautiful photography. that dragonfly! thanks for the info and the beauty!
Most info on blueberries on TH-cam...Awesome!
On the eastern shores of the Pond we have Vaccinium myrtillus (European blueberry, more often known as bilberry)....grows wild across Europe on acidic heath and moorland and I was thrilled during July to find some very close to where I live....a tiny miniature blueberry plant in every way this species only gets to 1ft tall or less and the tiny fruits are really dark and intense....but it would take a LONG time to pick enough to make mead, or jam or anything much from them....I believe V.myrtillus also grows in BC and Western USA but obviously is not a native
Dude you rock...!!! I have been munching on all the wonderful gifts, that you have brought to my attention.....Thank You ....!!! Be blessed....the most.love to all....Nemaste .
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Thanks!
Loved picking these with my dad at Camp Edgewood. I owe him so much for my natural knowledge.
Thanks for reminding me of where I used to pick blueberries at my old homestead in Milford, PA...right on the edge of the pond...your photo reminds me so much of it. those were nice bush berries. Here in VT, low lying bushes are more common in the area I live. lots of them!
So great that this is here for anyone who wants to learn thank you
My favorite fruit. Great alone, in a smoothie, as a compote, makes a wonderful preserve and always, always tastes amazing!
I have a Wild Highbush Blueberry bush in my yard. I transplanted this bush from my Aunt Rybye’s farm in Georgia. It had grown there for many years and I transplanted it about 12-15 years ago; we are still enjoying fresh harvested blueberries every year. I loved harvesting blueberries with my Aunt and now my grandchildren help me harvest the berries and as we do I think of Aunt Rubye and smile. Yummy blueberries and fond memories. P.S. My granddaughter, Eva, who lives in Okinawa, Japan loves blueberries but they are quite expensive there, in US dollars about $10 per pint.
Hello Adam . Well Done .Love the intel .Blueberry is my fave . We pick wild and we grow a few as well . The best to you Adam . Howie and missy
Thanks for your educational video on one of my favorite fruits. Your awesome yo
Thanks for watching!
Your videos are absolutely ADDICTING!!! Thank for everything that you do!
Looking forward to your blueberry mead recipe video!
Another awesome video from the guy that always teaches me something new and useful about plants. Thanks a lot, man!
Thanks for watching!
here in Arkansas we have two type deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) less than three foot tall and the farkleberry (Vacciniym arboreum) which get 6' tall. both have small blueberries. we have a short natural harves of mid june to mid july depending on the winters. great forage while on a early summer hike
I know this is 5 years late, but there's also another lesser known blueberry called Elliott's blueberry (vaccinium elliottii) that in my experience is more common in south Arkansas and north Louisiana. It's a highbush that has distinctly small leaves and tubular flowers, and seems to prefer wetlands with sandy soil. Also small berries that aren't as tasty as other wild species but still a nice treat no less.
As usual a great video !!!
Oh, I love blueberries!
I have 30+ blueberry bushes and the birds and the deer get 99% of them. The rabbits and such come in the cleanup on the ground. When I take the dogs for a walk is when I walk by andI eat whatever I can. Black walnut and hickory nuts are doing well. Great video. Got back from a walk and noticed acorns are popping out. Also as far as your must take it to 25 brixs and get some EC 1118 Yeast
Yesss!!! Love wild blueberries. We have a field growing in our neighborhood. We freeze them and use them in smoothies all winter to keep us healthy.
I'm planning a food forest and I have been watching your videos to help plan; would love to hear more about northeastern nutritional plants!
Had you a little video bomber @9:27, Matt. By the way, these videos you do are very informative. Keep up the great work!
as annoying in my headphones as in real life. Gives you that out in the woods feeling.
Love, love love your work and knowledge! Thank you 🙏
There's a wild High Bush and many wild Low Bush blueberries throughout the area I live east of Asheville NC. Most of them are along the ridges, and higher altitudes, often along side conifers. The low bush mostly set fruit in sunny locations, but are abundant even in shadier spots, just with much lower fruit set. One of my Elders suggests that they will wait for a local burn to raise the canopy, taking advantage of the fresh ash and sunlight.
Another awesome video, loved the dragon fly
Thank you Adam! I love wild berry picking. I have picked mulberries and black raspberries so far this year but havent found the wild blueberries yet. I wasnt sure where to look for them and now i know the habitat they grow in. i am also about to go out and forage some blackberries in a spot I have where they are abundant. Happy berry foraging!
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Fabulous photography!
Thank you Adam! That was a great video, and I am very intrigued by your blueberry mead! Do you think it’s possible you will make a video on that?
You're welcome, and perhaps! If I don't get around to it this time, I'm sure sometime in the near future I'll film the steps involved in how I personally make mead.
@@LearnYourLand this would be great can do this one in future . This year I will be doing elderberry wine
I have 4 bushes of high bush blue berries growing on I pots hope to plant when big enough. Looking forward to eating. As a beekeeper I will be doing as you have suggested, make mead.
Forget to your videos are addictive.
Love your videos , almost as much as blue berries.
Blue Hill, Maine has a mountain that from a distance is exactly that blue from the abundant berries.
Great video, thanks for making that video!
I never knew there were wild high bush blueberries! I thought there were just the low bush type. I guess that is the only type available here in Nova Scotia where I live. You taught me something new today Adam! Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
So excited to go look now!! Thank you!
Hope you find some!
Dude, I can not emphasize enough how much you rule! Keep it up!
Thanks!
Totally love blueberries. Will they grow in the same areas as Black Walnut?
It's my understanding that black walnut trees thrive in soil that's more neutral (closer to pH 7). This isn't to say you'll never see black walnuts growing next to highbush blueberries, though it's probably not too common to see both species colonizing the same area.
Thanks so much for this video Adam! I acually saw your Instagram post about these just before heading out on a mushroom hunt, and coincidentally stumbled upon my first ever wild blueberries that day! I was photographing a Tawny Grisette and later my boyfriend pointed out the blueberry in the photo! It was just on the border of marshland and forest. They were the low bush kind of course, but I can't wait to go back and harvest some!
Blueberries are my favorite. I was out picking last week. I love berry and mushroom pickin!
I always have a hard time finding wild blueberry around my area in PA, though the red raspberries and black berry brambles are very abundant! Thanks for the tips, I have a few places in mind now to look for them, hopefully I'll find some wild blueberry plants soon. 😁
We have a state park name Mount Cheha. I am unfamiliar with the wild blueberry but I believe the shorter variety covers this natural forest. Most beautiful thing I have ever seen!! We walked for miles in a BLUEBERRY FORREST! !! (Also said to be Bigfoot's home..) he must live off of the blueberry 😆
Excellent video man. You can tell that you enjoy your craft and what you do....and are very knowledgeable in it. Congrats on the exceptional presentation. Now, i'm off to hunt a place that sells wild blueberry bushes (I don't think I have any on my land, sadly :(
Hi Adam, thank you for another fine video.
Glad you enjoyed it, Scott!
I think I may be heading to Mt Spokane this weekend, thanks.😊 for the reminder Adam! 🙆
The leaves make a delicious nutrition packed tea 😊
From what ive heard from another guy was that wild blueberries compared to cultivated ones have per gram much more antioxidants
👍👍👍dude!!! Great content on this channel 😃
Anytime I decide to learn more about something, boom! There’s a helpful Learn your Land video about it. You’re a natural teacher. Thanks for all your hard work ✌️
Will you be doing a video about the blueberry honey mead? I have the low growing blueberries here in Alberta and would like to try it out (assuming I can pick them faster than my dog, she loves them).
I'd love to see the making of the mead as well!
Check out Coydog Outdoors. He did a video ( I think it was 3 or 4 stages ) on how to make Mead.
Mead is like making wine. Just add honey to water and add brewing yeast. I do way more mead and wine then beer because there is actually a lot that goes into beer and mead/wine is a quicker/easier process. I love mead but do my fruit separate into wine and infuse(mix) if I feel like flavored mead. Depending on the honey you may get different levels of alchohol because of varying amounts of fermentable sugars. I found with store bought clover honey 2.5 pounds per gallon of water (topped up to gallon with honey) gets around 13/14% which is where I like it. Tried 3lbs/gal and got around 20%. The wildflower honey from the bees I raise has lower fermentable sugar levels but has a different flavor. If you buy from the store, be careful of some honey, especially cheaper ones that may add corn syrup to it; so its not pure honey (unless you don't care). If you are shooting for the high alchohol, consider what is known as a turbo yeast for its dependability and survivability to reach the higher levels of alchohol without being stunted. As we, I'm sure, love alchohol; I think when your tongue is buzzed, it takes away from the flavor and is more expensive. Also, if you want to know alchohol level, get a hydrometer to take specific gravity readings before and after. You can add more honey or even sugar (pretty much 100% fermentable) to raise it.
I like to tie a strip of cotton cloth around my neck that I tie to a bucket and it leaves both hands free to pick:)! Thank you for the great videos:)!
Video from 1yr ago, but a Question for you: when is the best time to propagate wild blueberry from cuttings? I'll be doing some from seeds also.
Thank you 🙏🏻
OH THE JOY!
Interesting to see how different habitats the high bush and the low bush grow in. Here in Nova scotia, if land is cleared, but too rocky or well drained to grow wheat or corn, they grow low bush blueberries on it. Had I not have known the high bush preferred such a wet, different habitat, I probably would have been looking in all the wrong places.
Grew up with 3 bushes in the backyard, would love to find more.
Found some ;)
Just stumbled upon your channel, love your concept!! Keep spreading the knowledge and good vibes
I always love your content. Your videos have taught me a great deal and I forage a lot in my little area in the same region you are based in though more South in Fayette county PA. In the last few months I have been exploring an area just across the road from my home that was strip mined many years ago and still very open. It is several hundred acres and now many aspen, birch, pines and sycamores seem to be dominating the reforestation of the area. There are also numerous crab apple trees and seemingly TONS of lowbush blueberries. (I even found a single mountain laurel bush). Raspberries and blackberries abound as well as sweet clover, milkweed, culver's root and those huge patches of Japanese Knotweed. I think there may even be a lot of what may be Sourwood trees, but it may be another species I am unfamiliar with, I am waiting for the flowers to mature and bloom for better clarification as they are just now developing. It's an area that is dry and rocky but with boggy areas, vernal pools and a creek running through it and is very much unlike your typical Pennsylvania woodlands. I am very much enjoying exploring this unique little area which is also home to an abundance of wildlife and thanks to videos like yours I am "learning my land". 🙂
Here in Michigan we've been munching on the lowbush blueberries for the past couple of weeks. Do you have any info on how to harvest, "process", and use the fruits of the Staghorn Sumac?
Thank you so much for this information. I like your idea of freezing the fruits that I collect for use later on.
can you possibly do a vid on Portulaca oleracea
Thank you, as always, for this informative video, Adam. Low bush wild blueberries are everywhere where I live, and they are often found with the black huckleberries. I'd love to see a video on the black huckleberries, which I also love collecting, though it takes forever!
"Under the canopy" Love the expression.
That's a lot of tall grass. You spend a great amount of time in the wild. How do you ward off ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests? Do you utilize any natural methods of pest control? Would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks for the great content!
Thank you Adam. Just curious, what is you take of Bilberry vs. Blueberry. Are they similar in relation to medicinal benefit?
Thank You.
Adam, you deserve an honorary doctorate in about 5 different areas! Thanks for the info.
I Know I made the werewolf comment but you deserve a show on like ksps or something you have a great feel an awesome voice an everything comes together great someone give this guy what he deserves thx
Another great Video !
Excellent information. Thanku
Love them. Try freezing them and then add plain kefir.
Loved the video and blueberries are a superfood for the eyes too. They are so good in protecting your eyesight against eyesight problems such as Cataract etc. Organic blueberries are good but wild ones are better. I know a place in the Cairngorms national park where they grow in the wilds.
Thank you for educating and sharing your time and the knowledge and thank you for reminding everyone to "experience this reality" ( nature )
Can we get a blueberry mead video?! I'd love to learn how to make it.
I remember backpacking along Picture Rocks National Lakeshore and picking some wild blueberries for my oatmeal, until i got to bush covered in slobber....clearly the black bears had the same idea!
I'm a lucky guy. I am close to acres of wild high bush and low bush blueberries. I make mead and pies out of them but make sure to chase out insects with cold saltwater first. Thanks for the video!
I've heard blueberries can get rid of cataracts in eyes if you eat enough of them? Is that true? Organic ones are good but not as good as wild ones.
I've never even heard of high growing blue berries. I'm up in Canada, but just over the border, so I'll have to keep my eye open.
I've seen an interesting berry, that is exactly the same color, a little bigger, and totally smooth, doesn't have the flower end. I assume its poisonous, but I can't find info.
Wearing headphones and those mosquitos sound vicious! I started ducking and everything Bwahahaha!
I was wondering what or how much difference there is between the wild blueberry and huckleberry? My tastebuds think huckleberrys taste the best. But still I'm curious if anyone knows, off hand, any differences nutritionally or even medicinally? Thanks for the great videos.
Blueberries are good; blueberries are our friend. I use a homemade switch with a y on the top of it and a sheet to harvest them. In eastern PA, there`s tons of wild blueberries (the locals call them huckleberry) and there`s thousands of tons of black bears. When the bears are done with the shadbush, they hit the blueberries. My dog browses on these little rascals. She also devours the wild black cherries that fall out of the trees. Oh, oh, do I sense another episode of Learn Your Land on wild cherries??
Hey Adam! Amazing informative video as usual. Always a pleasure to listen and learn. I will be looking for some wild blueberries this month! I want to ask you, do you use anything to repel mosquitoes while you are foraging? Love slowing down in the woods but you can only move so slow with the mosquitoes that we have up here in Ontario forests.
Where do you get the music so chill.
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thanks adam
Another species of wild blueberry that seems to be rather common in south Arkansas and north Louisiana is a unique species by the name of Vaccinium elliottii, Elliott's blueberry. It seems to prefer very sandy soils and it has distinctly small leaves for a highbush species that regularly seems to grow above 6 feet tall. By small i mean 1-3 cm leaves. The flowers are also more tubular in shape than the more recognizable globular shape of other blueberries.
I recently took some cuttings to propagate and transplanted a young shrub, hopefully it survives.
Thanks for the video! Sadly, the blueberries were extremely scarce where I hunt for them perhaps because of our 1 month drought, and super hot weather. thanks!
Are these altitude dependent? In the PNW we only find blueberries at or above 3500 feet elevation
Not at all, they grow wild practically down to sea level. In my area (200-300 ft, gulf coastal plain) they grow quite well. Certain wild species do prefer more rocky terrain like you'd find at higher elevations. I think the "farkleberry" that grows in the Ozarks is one of them if memory serves.
Thank You Sir ..
Wild blueberries are wonderful for your health, right up to the point where you bump in to a bear while picking them. :)
09:25 Even mosquitoes approve your message ;-)
Thanks for sharing.
freaked me out. swatted my ear
Thanks again for the help Adam. I'd like to enjoy my "SUper DUper Blueberries" (grown in my backyard) provided they have beneficial mycorrhizal companions and a well-balanced ecosystem along side them; Not sure if you've had this experience, but would you recommend inoculating my potted Blueberries with a particular blend of potentially beneficial myco? PS. Processing the blueberries would be cool to see :)
I went quading with my grandpa and we found wild blue berries on the side of a animal trail and they were the best blueberries I’ve ever had