About this Honey
Sourced from Birdsfoot Trefoil, a legume often planted for forage in the Northern U.S. and Canada. The honey is light yellow, sometimes with a faint greenish cast. It crystallizes very slowly and has a mild, smooth flavor that is less spicy than clover but richer than acacia. It is an excellent, unobtrusive sweetener for baking.
Honey Characteristics
Lotus corniculatus
Summer
Common
Northern US & Canada
Soft meadow grass, delicate floral sweetness
Smooth, velvety, slow-pouring liquid
Honey Profile Chart
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The Story
Sourced from the bright yellow, pea-like blossoms of Lotus corniculatus across the cooler agricultural pastures of the Northern United States and Canada, Trefoil honey is a highly refined pastoral asset. Famously planted as a highly nutritious livestock forage legume, Birdsfoot Trefoil yields a high-quality nectar that honey bees efficiently harvest during the peak of the mid-summer meadow bloom.\n\nThanks to its naturally elevated fructose-to-glucose ratio, this specialty honey exhibits slow crystallization behavior, remaining beautifully liquid long after traditional field honeys have solidified. It greets the palate with a remarkably smooth, velvet texture and a pale yellow hue that sometimes carries a faint, unique greenish cast, offering a clean sweetness that is richer than Acacia yet smoother than Clover, making it an excellent glaze for light pastries.
Sensory Profile
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At a Glance
A Common variety, harvested in Summer, from Northern US & Canada, derived from Lotus corniculatus blossoms.