Acacia Honey

What Is Acacia Honey?

Acacia honey is a light, delicate honey made from the nectar of black locust blossoms, Robinia pseudoacacia. It is known for its pale golden colour, gentle floral aroma, smooth sweetness with vanilla undertones and naturally runny consistency.

Compared with stronger honey varieties, acacia honey has a clean, subtle flavour, making it one of the most versatile honeys for breakfast, drinks, baking, cheese, and everyday cooking.

Hungarian Acacia Honey – A Recognised Hungaricum

Hungarian acacia honey holds a special place in the country’s food culture and is officially recognised as a Hungaricum, a designation reserved for outstanding Hungarian values and traditions.

Single-Origin Acacia Honey from the Hungarian Great Plain

With the exception of our organic acacia honey, the products in this collection are based on the same Great Taste-recognised Hungarian acacia honey harvested near Ásotthalom on the Southern Great Hungarian Plain by beekeeper László Váraljai of Bivalyos Tanya.

László keeps his hives on his own land beside extensive acacia woodland, meadows and a small lake. The surrounding landscape gives him exceptional knowledge of where the bees forage and provides clear provenance from hive to jar.

The honey is harvested raw, coarsely filtered and unpasteurised, preserving the characteristic floral aroma and naturally fluid texture of acacia honey.

This acacia honey also forms part of our single origin honey collection, which brings together honeys selected for clear provenance and distinctive botanical character, including László’s acacia, linden, chestnut and hawthorn honeys from the Great Hungarian Plain.

Personally Selected by Monika

László Váraljai was one of the first producers founder Monika Gyenes began working with when Best of Hungary was established.

Monika visits László and his apiary in Hungary each year to taste the new harvest and remains in regular contact with him throughout the season. Their long-standing relationship gives Best of Hungary first-hand knowledge of the beekeeper, the landscape and the honey behind the Monika’s Kitchen range.

The same acacia honey also forms the foundation of several gourmet Monika’s Kitchen creations, keeping the original honey's character central even when paired with more distinctive flavours for a unique culinary twist.

Independently Tested & Award-Winning

Bivalyos Tanya’s Hungarian acacia honey has been independently analysed by Quality Services International GmbH (QSI), a specialist honey-testing laboratory in Germany.

The tested sample complied with the requirements of the EU Honey Directive. Its fructose-to-glucose ratio of 1.60 is characteristic of acacia honey and helps explain why it remains naturally fluid and crystallises more slowly than many other honey varieties.

The laboratory also measured a hydroxymethylfurfural, or HMF, level of just 18.5 mg/kg. HMF is commonly used as an indicator of honey freshness and heat or storage degradation. For most honeys, the EU Honey Directive sets a maximum of 40 mg/kg, so this result was comfortably below the statutory limit.

Together with László’s practice of harvesting on naturally warm days so the honey can be extracted without unnecessary heating, the result provides useful independent evidence of careful handling and good freshness at the time of testing.

View the independent laboratory report for our Hungarian acacia honey.

The same acacia honey also received 2 Stars at the 2026 Great Taste Awards by the Guild of Fine Food, providing independent recognition of its flavour and quality.

View Best of Hungary’s Great Taste-recognised products in the official Guild of Fine Food directory.

From Classic Acacia Honey to Gourmet Creations

The Monika’s Kitchen acacia honey range begins with the same raw Hungarian acacia honey and then branches into several different formats and flavour combinations.

  • Acacia Honey Jar is the classic expression, with a light floral aroma and smooth, runny texture.
  • Squeezy Honey Bear offers the same honey in an easy-pour format for breakfasts and everyday use.
  • Smoked Honey adds a subtle smoky character while retaining the floral sweetness of the acacia base.
  • Hot Honey combines acacia honey with chilli for a balance of sweetness and heat.
  • Truffle Honey combines the delicate honey with black truffle for cheese, canapés and savoury dishes.
  • Golden Honey for Cheese is designed specifically to complement cheese boards and richer savoury flavours.

Acacia Honeycomb

The same acacia honey is also available in its most natural form as honeycomb.

Choose from hand-cut raw acacia honeycomb, acacia honey with honeycomb or a whole honeycomb frame, all harvested from László Váraljai’s hives near Ásotthalom.

Explore our dedicated honeycomb collection for more information about how the comb is harvested, hand-cut and prepared.

Organic Acacia Honey from Transylvania

Our Organic Acacia Honey has a different provenance from the rest of the collection.

Monika selected this honey to extend the range with a certified organic option sourced from a family apiary in the Transylvanian mountains, where bees forage across extensive forested landscapes.

Like Hungarian acacia honey, it has a light floral character and naturally fluid texture, but it offers customers a distinct organic alternative with its own regional provenance.

What Does Acacia Honey Taste Like?

Acacia honey is prized for its mild, clean and delicately floral flavour. It has a smooth sweetness with subtle blossom aromas, gentle citrus notes and a light finish that is less dominant than many darker or stronger honey varieties.

This gentle character makes it particularly useful where you want sweetness without overpowering the other ingredients in a dish.

How to Use Acacia Honey

  • Drizzle over toast, porridge, yoghurt or granola.
  • Stir into tea, coffee, smoothies or other drinks.
  • Use in baking and desserts when you prefer a mild floral sweetness.
  • Pair with Brie, Camembert, goat’s cheese or blue cheese.
  • Use in marinades, glazes and salad dressings.
  • Choose Hot Honey, Smoked Honey or Truffle Honey for more distinctive savoury dishes and cheese boards.

Buy Hungarian Acacia Honey Online in the UK

Explore our selection of raw Hungarian acacia honey, acacia honeycomb and gourmet acacia honey specialities.

For more varieties and floral profiles, explore our wider raw honey collection.