What is Monofloral Honey?

Monofloral honey is highly priced in the market due to it distinct taste, fragrance and flavor as it is predominantly from one single nectar source. The taste spectrum of monofloral ranges from bitter to sweet and texture from clear to creamy. Similar to wine, the color, taste and texture can differs from year to year even from the same location and beekeeper. The exact same flower from a different region, a different weather pattern and 'blossoming pattern" can make a difference in the honey. The next interesting fact about monofloral honey is the taste of the honey might or might not be similar to the fruit of the flower. So it is important check the label to differential how the honey acquires its taste - natural with no artificial flavoring or infused. Monofloral honey are 100% natural with no additional of any flavors. The taste, texture and fragrance is acquired from the nectar.

Production of monofloral honey is not easy as the beekeepers cannot control the forage areas of individual bees and impossible to train each individual bee to collect nectar from a single nectar source. Experience beekeepers have a few tricks up their sleeves to produce monofloral honey. What beekeepers can control is the location of the beehive and point of time during the "blossoming season" to deploy their beehives. With knowledge of the flowering period of the targeted plant species and types of plants around the area, beekeepers can position their beehives in to produce as much nectar from a single plant as possible. While it is impossible to produce 100% monofloral honey, a large majority of nectar from a single source is sufficient to cover the components of the minority nectar.

Monofloral honey is exclusively for regular honey drinkers or people who feels that honey is boring. With so many different plant species in the world and so many different variety of monofloral honey, there will bound to be a few special honey for you. The application of monofloral in bakery and cooking is only bounded by the limits of the applicant.

The monofloral honey listed in our website are inspected to be 100% natural without any additional flavoring or preservative.