The invention discloses a honey essence having natural flavour of honey and a preparation method thereof; the honey essence is prepared from linalool oxide, glycerol triacetate, ethanol, propylene glycol, phenethanol, damascenone, ethyl maltol and honey base; the honey base is a composition of damascenone, rose geranium oil, 4-hydroxyl-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H) furanone, triethyl citrate, methyl anthranilate, vanillin, caproic acid, n-nonanoic acid, 2-acetylfuran, 2- methyl butyric acid, alpha-terpilenol, butyric acid, benzaldehyde, phenylethyl phenylacetate, phenethyl acetate, phenethyl butyrate and propylene glycol; the honey essence is prepared by mixing propylene glycol with ethyl maltol, heating, dissolving, cooling to room temperature and adding glycerol triacetate, ethanol, linalool oxide, phenethyl alcohol, damascenone and the honey base; and the honey essence disclosed by the invention has better honey sweet flavour.