Fresh Tupelo Honey Is Here from North Florida

Jerry Garlick • June 15, 2026

Who Is Your Honey Man?

Dear Tupelo Honey Florida Friends,


This is Jerry Garlick, owner of Tupelo Honey Florida in Apalachicola.


We are excited to let you know that this year’s Tupelo Honey harvest is here — and it is one of the best seasons we have seen in years.

Living and working deep in the swamps of North Florida’s Apalachicola River Basin, we wait all year for this short and special window when the tupelo trees bloom and the bees go to work.


Tupelo season only lasts about three weeks, which is part of what makes this honey so rare. This year, the honey is beautiful, nice and green, and full of the smooth, sweet flavor that makes real Florida Tupelo Honey so special.


The good news is that we have plenty of Tupelo Honey available right now to suit your needs. Whether you are stocking your pantry, sending a gift, or ordering your favorite honey before the season’s supply moves quickly, now is a great time to get yours.


You can order online anytime at:


https://www.tupelohoneyflorida.net


You can also call us at 850-653-3550 or visit us at 14 Avenue D in Apalachicola, Florida.


Thank you for supporting Tupelo Honey Florida and the tradition of real North Florida Tupelo Honey.


So, who’s your honey man?


Jerry Garlick
Tupelo Honey Florida
Apalachicola, Florida
https://www.tupelohoneyflorida.net
850-653-3550

Tupelo Honey Production 2017 Update

By Jerry Garlick • March 26, 2017
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. 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.

Tupelo Honey Production Down in 2017

By Jerry Garlick • January 5, 2017
Tupelo Honey Production Down in 2017 due to 70% loss of apiary bee populations.