Despite the name, coffee beans are actually the seeds of coffee cherries, a type of fruit. And fruit starts with a flower blossom. To maximize fruit production (and thus get more seeds/beans), farmers place beehives around their plantations when the coffee plants begin to bloom in mid to late Spring. Our current supply of coffee blossom honey comes from a small coffee planation in Guatemala. strong>Flavor Profile Coffee blossom honey is darker in color, and does not taste much like coffee. It has a caramel flavor with earthy notes. One customer said it was the most complex honey that he ever had the pleasure of tasting. Coffee blossom honey does have trace amounts of caffeine, which comes from the flower nectar. One study found that this caffeine in the nectar actually improves the honeybees' memory, which may help them return to the plants to get more nectar.
