Not enough detail to make a guess, Dave, but here is one with honey from Gourmet, 1992:

Honey Baked Beans

4 cups dried white beans, soaked overnight
8 cups water (or part chicken or ham broth)
1/2 pound bacon
2 cups chopped onion
1/2 cup honey
1 cup Ketchup, pref. Heinz
1/4 cup prepared mustard
2 tablespoons Worcester Sauce
Salt and pepper

Cook the beans until tender in the water or broth (about 1 hour). Chop bacon and fry until it starts to brown and release fat. Add chopped onion and cook until they soften.
Remove pot from heat and stir in Worcester, Ketchup, mustard and honey.
Drain beans, saving the water; put the beans in a big casserole, pour in the onion mixture, the cooking water, and salt and pepper to taste.
Bake in 325 F oven for two hours, until there is a nice crust on top, the liquid is absorbed, and the beans are tender (add more water if beans dry out too fast).

?Why separate the water and then put it back?
Some nice wild dark honeys. Worth a try?