What is buckwheat honey? Buckwheat honey is a highly nutritious honey made by bees that collect nectar from buckwheat flowers. Buckwheat has tiny flowers, which means bees that make buckwheat honey have to work extra hard to collect enough nectar.

Buckwheat is often used as a flour substitute, but unlike wheat, buckwheat isn't a grass. It actually produces a type of fruit similar to rhubarb.

Buckwheat honey isn't as sweet as traditional honey. It is also slightly higher in certain antioxidants, so it might actually be better for you than the other, sweeter types of honey. Buckwheat is rich in vitamins and considered a very healthy food, so it makes sense that honey made from buckwheat would be good for you.

Buckwheat honey can range in color from dark purple to black. Buckwheat flowers can sometimes be darker in color which leads to the rich color of buckwheat honey.