Tupelo honey is produced from the tupelo gum tree which grows profusely along the Chipola and Apalachicola rivers of northwest Florida.  Here in the river swamps, this honey is produced in a unique fashion.  Bees are placed on elevated platforms along the river’s edge, and they fan out through the surrounding Tupelo-blossom-laden swamps during April and May and return with their precious treasure.  This river valley is the only place in the world where Tupelo Honey is produced commercially.

Real Tupelo honey is a light golden amber color with a greenish cast.  The flavor is delicious, delicate and distinctive; a choice table grade honey.  Good white tupelo, unmixed with other honeys, will not granulate, and due to this high fructose low glucose ratio some diabetic patients have been permitted by their physicians to eat Tupelo honey.  Average analysis:  fructose 44.03% glucose 29.98%.