
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
Fagopyrum esculentum
Late Summer
Specialty
Northeast & West Coast
Sharp wet hay, rich malted molasses, pungent barnyard musk, damp dark earth
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
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Where Buckwheat Honey is Produced
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At a Glance
A Specialty variety, harvested in Late Summer, from Northeast & West Coast, derived from Fagopyrum esculentum blossoms.



