Mangrove honey
Avicennia germinans
A very pale honey from the flowers of black mangrove, which fringes the Florida coast and blooms in June and July.
- Origin
- USA – Florida coast
- Colour
- 20 mm · white
- Taste
- gentle, sweet, with a mineral-salty finish
- Plant
- Avicennia germinans · black mangrove →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Black mangrove leaves excrete the salt the tree takes up from seawater, and the honey often has a faintly salty finish.
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