Kenyan acacia honey
Acacia (Vachellia) spp.
Brown honey from flowering acacias in the dry savannas of the Kerio Valley and around Lake Bogoria. It is unrelated to the pale European “acacia” honey, which comes from black locust.
- Origin
- Kenya (Kerio Valley, Baringo, West Pokot)
- Colour
- 75 mm · light amber
- Taste
- delicate, vanilla notes
- Plant
- Acacia (Vachellia) spp. · acacia (wattle) →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Honey from West Pokot and Baringo is considered Kenya's best precisely for its distinctive acacia flavour.
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