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Jar of Bee Inspired Linden Basswood Blossom honey on a white background
Jar of Bee Inspired Linden Basswood Blossom honey surrounded by flowers and leaves
Tea time setting with scones, tea cups, and honey on a table.
basswood honey from bee inspired honey retail store in owings mills on linen with wood
Chocolate smoothie with ingredients on a dark surface near a window
linden basswood honey from bee inspired honey retail store in owings mills next to a drink in a martini glass garnished with a lemon slice
Linden Basswood honey with ginger and lemon

Basswood Honey

“According my son, this is best tasting honey he has tried so far. It is not overly sweet. Just perfect sweetness.”

–Anjana

$20.00
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“According my son, this is best tasting honey he has tried so far. It is not overly sweet. Just perfect sweetness.”

–Anjana

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Basswood trees bloom for two weeks. That's it. In late spring, their small yellowish-white blossoms open, fill with nectar on cool dewy mornings, and draw bees into a frenzy — then it's over until next year. What those bees collect during that narrow window becomes one of the rarest monofloral honeys you can find: pale, greenish-gold at first, deepening to clear yellow-amber over time, with an intensity of flavor that catches people off guard. You expect something light. What you get is herbal and complex — notes of sweet hay, a whisper of menthol — nothing like what the color prepares you for. Our linden basswood honey is raw and minimally filtered, Star K Kosher certified, and sourced from northern region beekeepers who work the basswood bloom each season. It took us years to restock. When we did, customers who had been waiting bought several jars at once.

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  • Ships Monday-Thursday within 1-2 business days

The Honey Worth the Wait

Basswood trees—also known as linden—are nature’s brief symphony, blooming for just two fleeting weeks in late spring or early summer. Their blossoms cascade in delicate clusters, small and yellowish-white, releasing a fragrance so enchanting it carries on the breeze. On cool, dewy mornings, these flowers brim with nectar, drawing bees into a frenzy of activity. Then, as quickly as it begins, the bloom is over.

What Makes Our Linden Basswood Honey Special?

  • Rare by nature: Basswood trees produce nectar for roughly two weeks a year, and only under the right growing conditions. A true monofloral batch requires timing, geography, and enough blooms — which is why this honey disappears and stays gone for long stretches.
  • Flavor that defies the color: The pale greenish-gold hue suggests something mild. The flavor is the opposite — intensely herbal, with notes of sweet hay and a hint of menthol that lingers. People who taste it for the first time are consistently surprised.
  • Fascinating color evolution: The greenish hue present at harvest gradually clears to a luminous yellow-amber as the honey settles. Each jar is visually distinct from jar to jar and season to season.
  • Raw and minimally filtered: Sourced from northern region beekeepers during the narrow bloom window, handled minimally to preserve what the bees produced.
  • Slow to crystallize: Raw honey crystallizes — it's a sign of quality, not spoilage. Basswood crystallizes more slowly than most. If it does set, warm the jar gently in hot water to restore it.
  • Star K Kosher certified: Meets kosher standards.

If you've been looking for a honey that's genuinely different, this is it — add a jar while it's available.

Ingredients

Pure, Raw, Minimally Filtered Linden Basswood Blossom Honey

Dimensions

2.75 x 2.75 x 3.375 inches

The herbal intensity of basswood honey makes it a natural match for chamomile or mint tea, where it deepens rather than sweetens. Drizzle over Greek yogurt or pair with aged cheese on a board — the complexity holds its own against strong flavors. It works beautifully in specialty cocktails and mocktails where you want honey character rather than generic sweetness, and by the spoonful it rewards slow attention. A little goes a long way.

All orders ship via UPS Ground. We DO NOT ship to PO Boxes.

You can also order and pick up from Honey House in Owings Mills, MD.

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