Moroccan carob honey
Ceratonia siliqua
Dark amber honey from the flowers of the carob tree, one of the plants Moroccan beekeepers rely on most. Morocco is among the world's largest carob growers.
- Origin
- Morocco (north, Rif, Atlas)
- Colour
- 114 mm · amber
- Taste
- chocolatey and herbal, slightly bitter finish
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Ceratonia siliqua · carob →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Carob flowers in autumn, so its honey is harvested at the very end of the beekeeping season.
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