Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
It's a glorious afternoon here, and I've been out to forage the first hop shoots of the season. Herefordshire used to be a major hop growing area ( hops are used in brewing beer) and hops are naturalised in many hedges around here making them very abundant and easy to pick.
Definitely one of the very best spring greens going! Please forage responsibly and only pick what is locally abundant and that you can positively identify.
Happy hedgebothering!
There is a longer video on my YouTube channel from last year that looks in more detail at identifying hops and potential lookalikes if that is of any interest, it's in the foraging playlist
It's a glorious afternoon here, and I've been out to forage the first hop shoots of the season. Herefordshire used to be a major hop growing area ( hops are used in brewing beer) and hops are naturalised in many hedges around here making them very abundant and easy to pick.
Definitely one of the very best spring greens going! Please forage responsibly and only pick what is locally abundant and that you can positively identify.
Happy hedgebothering!
There is a longer video on my YouTube channel from last year that looks in more detail at identifying hops and potential lookalikes if that is of any interest, it's in the foraging playlist
