Carob Tree

Scientific name
Ceratonia siliqua
Regions
  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
  • Béja
  • Nabeul
  • Bizerte
Flowering month
  • September
  • October
  • November
Carob Tree

Mediterranean tree typical of calcareous soils, offering precious autumn flowering.

الخروب

Kharoub

Fabaceae

Tree

Autumn

Carob Honey

Color

Dark, reddish-brown

Taste

Malty, intense notes of dark chocolate and brown caramel

Nectar

Excellent

Pollen

Excellent

Main role

mixed

Roles

  • nectar
  • pollen

Seasonal utility

Preparation for wintering (Autumn)

Biological utility

Last major flowering of the year. Provides essential nectar and pollen to raise the 'winter bees', which will live for several months to ensure the colony's survival until spring.

Pollen color

Greenish yellow

Carob Honey
OctoberNovember

Carob Honey

Ceratonia siliqua

  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
  • Béja
  • Hauteurs du Sahel

A rare, late-season honey produced from the flowers of the carob tree, an ancient Mediterranean tree.