Buckwheat Honey

Malty, molasses, earthy

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Featured Variety
Dark
Specialty
Buckwheat Honey

About this Honey

Produced in the cool, moist climates of the Northern U.S. (like New York and Ohio) and Canada. Harvested late in the season, this honey is dark purple to black. It is valued for its high antioxidant content, often exceeding that of lighter honeys. The flavor is pungent, earthy, and malty, comparable to molasses, and is widely used as a natural cough suppressant.

Honey Characteristics

Botanical Name

Fagopyrum esculentum

Harvest Season

Late Summer

Rarity Level

Specialty

Primary Regions

Northeast & West Coast

Aroma

Sharp wet hay, rich malted molasses, pungent barnyard musk, damp dark earth

Texture

Luxuriously thick, slow-pouring dense body, highly resistant to quick graining

Honey Profile Chart

Scale: 1 (Low) β†’ 5 (High)

The Story

Fagopyrum esculentum represents a powerful late-summer flow that requires cool, moist northern mornings to stimulate its brief, daily morning nectar discharge. By afternoon, the flowers cease secretion entirely, forcing honey bees to work with extreme intensity during a tight multi-hour window to secure this dark, purple-to-black crop from the fast-growing crop fields. The honey forms a luxuriously thick, slow-pouring dense body that is highly resistant to rapid graining due to its low water activity and complex mineral ash structure. Loaded with heavy phenolic compounds and antioxidants, its unique molasses-like sugar network provides high physical viscosity, making it a legendary holistic asset for coating and soothing respiratory pathways.

Sensory Profile

Tap a note to highlight it. These are the defining sensory characteristics of Buckwheat Honey.

MaltyMolassesPungentBarnyard

Where Buckwheat Honey is Produced

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Culinary Applications

Gourmet dark gingerbread sheets
Natural holistic cough suppressant spoonfuls
Glazing heavy game roasts

Best Pairings

Foods and drinks that bring out the best in Buckwheat Honey.

πŸ§€Roquefort Blue Cheese
🍞Gingerbread Batters
🍯Holistic Cough Suppressant Spoons

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Apiaries with Buckwheat honey

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At a Glance

A Specialty variety, harvested in Late Summer, from Northeast & West Coast, derived from Fagopyrum esculentum blossoms.

Moisture
17.5% - 18.8%
Sweetness
Crystallization