Honeysuckle Berries - Toxic or Edible in Survival

Invasive Honeysuckle has red berries in the fall and winter. Are they edible? Do they provide any nutritional value? We address these questions and help you avoid illness when in a survival situation. We explain the difference between invasive Honeysuckle and native Honeysuckle.
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Disclaimer: This video is purely educational and does NOT constitute medical advice. The content in this video is my opinion and not that of my employer. Use of this information is at your own risk. Dan Williams,Psy.D.,P.A.-C. will not assume any liability for any direct losses or damages that may result from use of this information including but not limited to injury, illness or death.
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[@matchpoint14]

I live in GA and I have never seen berries on honeysuckles.

[@SurviveOutdoors]

Odd....all honeysuckle I have seen flowers in late May early June with some type of berry. Cannot speak for Georgia.

[@daniellemackenzie6641]

Thank you for this information 🙏

[@SurviveOutdoors]

My pleasure

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

This is a great PSA, just because a bird can eat it does not mean that you can people! I think sometimes people want so badly to connect with nature that they will just consider eating random berries. It's kind of sad but also understandable. People should never eat anything that they are not 100% sure is edible!

[@kimlittle9236]

Birds eat lots of berries that we cannot like POISON IVY berries be absolutely sure they are edible before eating

[@dk7863]

nice

[@matchpoint14]

I heard that some species of honeysuckle berries are edible

[@krystlecaylor6744]

Any idea how to get rid of a whole forest of them?

[@SurviveOutdoors]

Only way I know I'd herbicides which I'm not fond of or every fall after a rain I dig a few dozen up with roots and all. After five years starting to see some diminish. Up hill battle.

[@danielfegley2735]

I always thought it was poisonous but wasn't sure I think my mom had told me , I also grew up with the philosophy when it comes to wild berries ( red equals dead ) I have found through my studies of books that's not necessary true , I also thought that Russian olive is a different bush one with silvery leaves underneath and the red fruits have silver spots and the bush has thorns some call it Autumn Olive ,at the same time the honeysuckle berry is ripe there is a red berry growing on a vine like a grapevine but it's not a grapevine I think it's called bittersweet is this edible ?

[@SurviveOutdoors]

Not sure on the bittersweet will have to do some research. The red Berry on some plants are edible. It depends geographically. In Wyoming the Huckleberry is red sometimes darker reddish blue. Most red berries in miwest are not. Mama is correct.

[@danielfegley2735]

@@SurviveOutdoorsthank you for your quick response , I live in south central PA I wish I knew how to send you a picture I have these bitter sweet vines growing in a patch of trees across from my house it's a very common wead you might say invasive

[@SurviveOutdoors]

@Daniel Fegley well if you figure out how to send pics my email is [e-mail]

[@danielfegley2735]

@@SurviveOutdoors ok good I'll talk to my wife on how to send , mean while I've found what it looks like on a site called hey garden guy but he doesn't say if the fruit is edible I'm going to play it safe and say no

[@mandyp2320]

Best skip on the raspberries and strawberries!

[@msu2923]

I think I just found an invasive honeysuckle, hollow stem but the berries are orange? Is that common?

[@SurviveOutdoors]

Are you on the East coast of the US? There are variations of the Berry color.

[@alessandromariani3015]

No toxic and poisonous have two different meanings:
Toxic define only naturally poisonous objects, made from plants or animals via genetics.
Poisonous instead define objects with both natural and artificial harmful substances to cells.
It doesn't define the level of danger of toxic plants.

[@matthewschwend2643]

Like the video but Autumn olive is what you’re think of when people call something Russian Olive. Autumn Olive is edible

[@SurviveOutdoors]

Absolutely. Should of brought that up as a differtial for identification. Have ate Autumn olive in past. Thanks for the addition.

[@jjyemg2397]

my honeysuckle berries are purple. Any thoughts on those verse the red ones?

[@SurviveOutdoors]

Sure they are honey suckle and not Poke??

[@jjyemg2397]

@@SurviveOutdoors I am sure. I planted them for my wife 5 years ago and she is a honeysuckle expert. A smell that can be mistaken for anything else. Unless you think poke smell exactly like honeysuckle.

[@SurviveOutdoors]

It has to be Himalayan Honeysuckle then. Look it up and see if it matches. Interesting. Ty for posting.

[@jjyemg2397]

@@SurviveOutdoors Thanks. It grows wild here in delaware