Tupelo Honey Production Down in 2017 due to 70% loss of apiary bee populations.
Blog Post
Tupelo Honey Production 2017 Update
- By Jerry Garlick
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- 26 Mar, 2017
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Tupelo Honey 2017 Crop Forecast Improving
Recent forecasts of limited 2017 Tupelo Honey production, due to wandering bee syndrome
and other causes, may have been overstated.
Things are looking up! The bees are making honey strong right now. They have stopped dying and we are actually back to building them up. In fact everything looks good at the apiary for a good honey production this year!
Currently, the bees are on high and low bush gallberry - part of the Holly family - a delicious Florida nectar source. Next will be the Palmetto which tastes somewhat like lavender.
The weather dictates what kind of season the Tupelo Honey crop will produce. In recent years, when you get a rainstorm and a windstorm at the same time, it washes off the bloom destroying the majority of tupelo tree buds and the bees had slim pickings from which to draw nectar, making for a severely limited supply of Tupelo Honey. It is a short, fast and furious season for everything to go right to produce a great Tupelo Honey season. I will keep you posted as the season unfolds.
I have plenty of Tupelo Honey on hand regardless of what happens in 2017. Tupelo Honey does not crystallize and I have an abundant supply.
Things are looking up! The bees are making honey strong right now. They have stopped dying and we are actually back to building them up. In fact everything looks good at the apiary for a good honey production this year!
Currently, the bees are on high and low bush gallberry - part of the Holly family - a delicious Florida nectar source. Next will be the Palmetto which tastes somewhat like lavender.
The weather dictates what kind of season the Tupelo Honey crop will produce. In recent years, when you get a rainstorm and a windstorm at the same time, it washes off the bloom destroying the majority of tupelo tree buds and the bees had slim pickings from which to draw nectar, making for a severely limited supply of Tupelo Honey. It is a short, fast and furious season for everything to go right to produce a great Tupelo Honey season. I will keep you posted as the season unfolds.
I have plenty of Tupelo Honey on hand regardless of what happens in 2017. Tupelo Honey does not crystallize and I have an abundant supply.
So, Who’s Your Honey Man?
If you are looking to purchase Tupelo Honey, what many consider to be the "best honey in the world," call 850-653-3550. Or just order from the website.