Single-Flower Honeys

Single-flower (monofloral) honeys are those in which the nectar comes predominantly from one botanical source. These honeys reveal the unique flavor, aroma, and terroir of the flower from which they originate, offering an extraordinary way to explore landscapes, seasons, and cultural traditions through taste.

Around the world, beekeepers seek specific floral blooms—from acacia to chestnut, citrus, thyme, linden, and high-mountain wildflowers—each producing a honey with its own identity. These honeys are shaped not only by the flower itself, but by soil type, climate, elevation, and the presence of companion plants and forest species.

This section collects the world’s major single-flower honeys, providing each with its own dedicated page that includes botanical notes, flavor profiles, global terroir mapping, food pairings, cultural history, and traditional uses.

Renge Honey (レンゲ蜜) Honey from Astragalus sinicus, a spring green manure crop that once carpeted Japan's rice paddies each April. Known as the king of honey. Plantings fell 82 percent between 1985 and 2018; renge now accounts for roughly 15 percent of domestic production, the third most common type after multifloral and acacia. Black Locust - Acacia Honey Borage or Viper's Bugloss Honey Buckwheat Honey Carob Honey Chestnut Honey Clover Honey Dandelion Honey Erica Heather Honeys Heather Honey Lavender Honey Leatherwood Honey Linden – Lime – Basswood Honey Manuka Honey Milk Thistle Honey Mint Honey Orange Blossom Honey Sourwood Honey Star Thistle Honey Strawberry Tree Honey Thistle Honey Thyme Honey Tupelo Honey Yellow Box Honey