Glossary
A medium to dark amber honey produced by bees foraging on the fragrant white blossoms of coffee plants (Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta). Coffee honey does not taste like coffee, but it carries a distinctive bold, slightly bitter character with notes of chocolate, brown sugar, and a lingering warm finish.
🌸 Tasting Note
The flavor of honey changes with the seasons. Our spring harvests tend to be lighter and more floral, while late-summer batches from saw palmetto and Brazilian pepper carry deeper, more complex notes.
Coffee plantations across Central America, South America, and East Africa provide abundant, concentrated nectar sources for beekeeping. Coffee plants bloom in synchronized flush events after rainfall, producing clusters of intensely fragrant white flowers that attract enormous numbers of pollinators.
Coffee honey production is intertwined with coffee agriculture. Bee colonies used for coffee pollination also produce honey as a co-product, creating a symbiotic relationship between coffee farmers and beekeepers that benefits both industries.
Despite coming from coffee flowers, coffee honey does not taste like brewed coffee. Instead, it has a distinctive flavor profile: bold sweetness with chocolate and brown sugar notes, a slight bitterness that complements rather than overwhelms the sweetness, and a warm, lingering finish.
The flavor complexity makes coffee honey excellent for baking, marinades, and pairing with dark chocolate. It is also exceptional in coffee itself, where it adds a layered sweetness that refined sugar cannot match.
Coffee honey contains trace amounts of caffeine from the coffee blossom nectar in which it originates. The concentration is very low (approximately 0.05-0.1 mg per tablespoon versus 95mg in a cup of coffee) and has no stimulant effect.
Primarily Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico), Colombia, Brazil, and parts of East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya). The flavor and character vary by coffee variety and region.
Bold, warm sweetness with chocolate and brown sugar notes, a slight pleasant bitterness, and a lingering warm finish. It does not taste like brewed coffee but has a depth and complexity that hints at its origin.
Straight from the Comb
Raw, unfiltered, and never blended with imports. Harvested by hand from our hives in Bradenton, Florida.