Large labelled glass jar containing 1kg of dark raw chestnut honey
Wild mountainous area with trees, shrubs and multiple beehives.
metal spoon of dark chestnut honey pouring into open glass honey jar, against background of chestnut leaves and flowers
Beekeeping family comprising two adults and two children.
glass jar containing 500g of dark raw chestnut honey.
    Large labelled glass jar containing 1kg of dark raw chestnut honey
    Wild mountainous area with trees, shrubs and multiple beehives.
    metal spoon of dark chestnut honey pouring into open glass honey jar, against background of chestnut leaves and flowers
    Beekeeping family comprising two adults and two children.
    glass jar containing 500g of dark raw chestnut honey.
Large labelled glass jar containing 1kg of dark raw chestnut honey
Wild mountainous area with trees, shrubs and multiple beehives.
metal spoon of dark chestnut honey pouring into open glass honey jar, against background of chestnut leaves and flowers
Beekeeping family comprising two adults and two children.
glass jar containing 500g of dark raw chestnut honey.

Please note this honey has either passed its best before date or has a very short best before date which is the reason why this item has been discounted.  Honey never goes off so it is perfectly safe to eat.  The best before date is purely an indication of when the honey is likely to crystallise. 

A rich, dark honey with a unique, malty depth, Antonio’s Certified Organic Raw Chestnut Honey is harvested from the mountains around Burgos in northern-central Spain. Sourced from the sap and blossoms of sweet chestnut trees, this honey offers a complex, nutty flavour profile with subtle caramel and maple syrup notes, complemented by a touch of bitterness. Its deep, earthy tones make it a favourite among honey connoisseurs seeking an authentic, raw experience.

Product Highlights:

  • Certified Organic and Raw – Harvested by Antonio Simone, a 4th generation beekeeper who follows traditional, natural methods.
  • Rich and Robust Flavour – A unique, malty sweetness with nutty undertones and a hint of bitterness.
  • Distinct Colour – Mid to dark brown with a slight red hue, becoming a pale caramel shade when crystallised.
  • High in Fructose – A natural energy booster, ideal for relieving fatigue.
  • Sourced from Northern Spain – From sweet chestnut trees in the remote mountains of Burgos.

Flavour

Antonio’s Raw Chestnut Honey offers a rich, malty flavour that honey enthusiasts adore. This variety has layers of caramel sweetness, balanced by a subtle bitterness, with a nutty essence that hints at chestnuts and a rich profile similar to maple syrup. Chestnut honey is known for its variability in taste, changing slightly with each harvest depending on the region and season. This makes every batch a unique experience, perfect for those who appreciate the depth and complexity of a truly raw honey.

Colour

This honey has a deep, dark brown colour with warm, reddish undertones that catch the light beautifully. Over time, as it naturally crystallises, it may transform to a softer caramel colour, showcasing the honey’s authenticity and raw nature.

Where Does It Come From?

Antonio’s chestnut honey is collected from sweet chestnut trees in the mountainous regions around Burgos in northern-central Spain. The sweet chestnut tree, also known as Castano in Spanish, is a large, deciduous tree that produces edible nuts and fragrant blossoms, providing bees with an abundant source of nectar and sap. This wild, remote environment supports a rich biodiversity, contributing to the pure, unaltered character of Antonio’s honey.

More About Antonio and His Beekeeping Heritage

Antonio Simone is a fourth-generation beekeeper with a deep-rooted respect for tradition and nature. His bees are primarily based in the pristine mountains north of Madrid, where he practises sustainable beekeeping methods. Antonio’s approach is simple: allow the bees to thrive in their natural habitat and harvest honey as purely and respectfully as possible, ensuring it remains raw, unpasteurised, and packed with natural goodness.

Common Uses

  • Desserts: Drizzle over cakes, cookies, and ice creams for a unique depth of sweetness.
  • Warm Beverages: Stir into tea or hot water for a soothing, flavourful drink.
  • Salads and Meat Glazes: Adds a hint of sweetness and complexity to dressings and glazes.
  • Cheese Pairing: Perfectly complements cheeses, enhancing the flavours of hard or soft varieties with its malty, nutty notes.

Storage

To preserve the natural potency and unique qualities of this honey, store it in a cool, dark place. Exposure to light and heat can degrade the beneficial enzymes that contribute to its antibacterial activity. Keeping it away from light and high temperatures will help maintain its rich flavour, texture, and active properties, ensuring it remains as nature intended.

How Raw Honey is Different from Processed Honey

Raw honey is minimally processed, meaning it’s packed with natural enzymes, pollen, and nutrients that are often lost during processing. Most supermarket honeys are processed to create a uniform appearance, often being drained of pollen, heated, and blended. Raw honey changes in flavour, colour, and texture depending on the season and the flowers that bees feed on, making each batch unique.

Crystallisation in Raw Honey

Raw honey tends to crystallise over time due to its natural glucose content. This is a natural process and does not affect the quality of the honey. For more information on why honey crystallises, visit our Runny Honey Guide or check Wikipedia’s phase transitions in honey.

About Us

Here at The Raw Honey Shop, we believe that honey should be RAW, unpasteurised, and 100% natural. Since 2008, we've been introducing our customers to a world of pure, all-natural, unpasteurised honey. Our catalogue includes over 30 different varieties of raw and organic honeys, each with its own unique story and flavour.

Thank you for visiting our shop. We look forward to introducing you to a world of raw, pure, and truly wonderful honey—the way the bees intended it!

Product photo is representative. The colour and texture of raw honey may vary depending on the season and level of crystallisation. Please check the product title and description for accurate contents.

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Please note this honey has either passed its best before date or has a very short best before date which is the reason why this item has been discounted.  Honey never goes off so it is perfectly safe to eat.  The best before date is purely an indication of when the honey is likely to crystallise. 

A rich, dark honey with a unique, malty depth, Antonio’s Certified Organic Raw Chestnut Honey is harvested from the mountains around Burgos in northern-central Spain. Sourced from the sap and blossoms of sweet chestnut trees, this honey offers a complex, nutty flavour profile with subtle caramel and maple syrup notes, complemented by a touch of bitterness. Its deep, earthy tones make it a favourite among honey connoisseurs seeking an authentic, raw experience.

Product Highlights:

  • Certified Organic and Raw – Harvested by Antonio Simone, a 4th generation beekeeper who follows traditional, natural methods.
  • Rich and Robust Flavour – A unique, malty sweetness with nutty undertones and a hint of bitterness.
  • Distinct Colour – Mid to dark brown with a slight red hue, becoming a pale caramel shade when crystallised.
  • High in Fructose – A natural energy booster, ideal for relieving fatigue.
  • Sourced from Northern Spain – From sweet chestnut trees in the remote mountains of Burgos.

Flavour

Antonio’s Raw Chestnut Honey offers a rich, malty flavour that honey enthusiasts adore. This variety has layers of caramel sweetness, balanced by a subtle bitterness, with a nutty essence that hints at chestnuts and a rich profile similar to maple syrup. Chestnut honey is known for its variability in taste, changing slightly with each harvest depending on the region and season. This makes every batch a unique experience, perfect for those who appreciate the depth and complexity of a truly raw honey.

Colour

This honey has a deep, dark brown colour with warm, reddish undertones that catch the light beautifully. Over time, as it naturally crystallises, it may transform to a softer caramel colour, showcasing the honey’s authenticity and raw nature.

Where Does It Come From?

Antonio’s chestnut honey is collected from sweet chestnut trees in the mountainous regions around Burgos in northern-central Spain. The sweet chestnut tree, also known as Castano in Spanish, is a large, deciduous tree that produces edible nuts and fragrant blossoms, providing bees with an abundant source of nectar and sap. This wild, remote environment supports a rich biodiversity, contributing to the pure, unaltered character of Antonio’s honey.

More About Antonio and His Beekeeping Heritage

Antonio Simone is a fourth-generation beekeeper with a deep-rooted respect for tradition and nature. His bees are primarily based in the pristine mountains north of Madrid, where he practises sustainable beekeeping methods. Antonio’s approach is simple: allow the bees to thrive in their natural habitat and harvest honey as purely and respectfully as possible, ensuring it remains raw, unpasteurised, and packed with natural goodness.

Common Uses

  • Desserts: Drizzle over cakes, cookies, and ice creams for a unique depth of sweetness.
  • Warm Beverages: Stir into tea or hot water for a soothing, flavourful drink.
  • Salads and Meat Glazes: Adds a hint of sweetness and complexity to dressings and glazes.
  • Cheese Pairing: Perfectly complements cheeses, enhancing the flavours of hard or soft varieties with its malty, nutty notes.

Storage

To preserve the natural potency and unique qualities of this honey, store it in a cool, dark place. Exposure to light and heat can degrade the beneficial enzymes that contribute to its antibacterial activity. Keeping it away from light and high temperatures will help maintain its rich flavour, texture, and active properties, ensuring it remains as nature intended.

How Raw Honey is Different from Processed Honey

Raw honey is minimally processed, meaning it’s packed with natural enzymes, pollen, and nutrients that are often lost during processing. Most supermarket honeys are processed to create a uniform appearance, often being drained of pollen, heated, and blended. Raw honey changes in flavour, colour, and texture depending on the season and the flowers that bees feed on, making each batch unique.

Crystallisation in Raw Honey

Raw honey tends to crystallise over time due to its natural glucose content. This is a natural process and does not affect the quality of the honey. For more information on why honey crystallises, visit our Runny Honey Guide or check Wikipedia’s phase transitions in honey.

About Us

Here at The Raw Honey Shop, we believe that honey should be RAW, unpasteurised, and 100% natural. Since 2008, we've been introducing our customers to a world of pure, all-natural, unpasteurised honey. Our catalogue includes over 30 different varieties of raw and organic honeys, each with its own unique story and flavour.

Thank you for visiting our shop. We look forward to introducing you to a world of raw, pure, and truly wonderful honey—the way the bees intended it!

Product photo is representative. The colour and texture of raw honey may vary depending on the season and level of crystallisation. Please check the product title and description for accurate contents.

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1
How long has Antonio been a beekeeper?
Antonio has been keeping bees all his life. (He is now over 70.) Antonio is the fourth generation of his family to keep bees going right back to his Great Grandfather in 1897. Now the fifth generation of his family is taking over via is his son Dani and son-in-law Ruben.
2
What is the story behind Antonio?
As Antonio says, his family’s beekeeping has always been organic both in principle and practice. When organic certification was introduced in Spain Antonio was one of the first to take it up. In fact, Antonio is a pioneer of organic beekeeping in Spain and a key proponent. He is regarded as one of the best, if not the best, organic beekeeper in Spain. He also teaches beekeeping. Often, he appears on TV and in the press on matters relating to beekeeping. Because of his depth of knowledge beekeepers travel from all over the world to learn from him. One time when I visited him we were joined by some beekeepers from Venezuela eager to learn from him. Now he is largely retired from day to day activities but still has some involvement. Now his son Dani and son in law Ruben do most of the beekeeping, meticulously following the practices that Antonio laid down, based on four generations of experience..
3
What is the status of Antonio’s honey?
His honey is 100% raw, meaning it’s never heated or filtered beyond coarse filtering to remove any debris from the hive. processed. This ensures it retains all its natural enzymes, pollen, and beneficial properties. In addition, Antonio follows strict organic beekeeping practices, ensuring his bees forage in unpolluted areas free from pesticides and synthetic chemicals. Also, there are other requirements, such as no sugar feeding and that the hives are made of completely natural materials. Antonio is fortunate to be able to keep some hives in one of the purest places in Spain. His Oak, Heather and Wild Lavender hives are the Sierra del Rincon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The hives are in an area that is limited to Reserve Rangers and beekeepers and no one else – meaning this area is exceptionally pure.
4
What types of honey does Antonio produce?
Antonio has the widest range of organic honey varieties in Spain that are available directly from the beekeeper (and not via a reseller who may sell honey from many countries). His varieties include oak, chestnut, heather, wild lavender, lavender, rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus, orange blossom, arbutus, honeycomb in a jar and multifloral honey. Antonio also sells fresh and dried bee pollen.
5
Where does Antonio keep his hives?
As mentioned above Antonio has some hives in the Sierra del Rincon, which is part of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, north of Madrid. He also has hives in other areas of the Sierra de Guardarrama such as Patones, where his organic Rosemary honey is created. Because of climate change Antonio moves some hives to different locations such as Portugal where his Chestnut and Eucalyptus honey comes from, also some Oak from time to time.
6
What else should I know about Antonio’s honey?
His honey has won many awards over the years. In recent times Antonio’s Rosemary and Oak have both won Platinum in the London Honey Awards. This is the top award in a prodigious competition. Additionally, his Oak got two stars in the Great Taste Awards a couple of years ago. And in Spain in the Communidad de Madrid area Antonio’s Oak just won the award as the best dark honey for the 7th time!
7
What is a good way to use Antonio’s honey?
His Rosemary is beautiful in a Salad dressing or poured over cheese. His Oak and Chestnut honeys are go to honeys when you need to make a drink to ease a cough or sore throat.

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