Roberts Landing

Raw Honey

Tupelo honey comes from a tree which grows only in wet swampy soil, such as in the Florida Panhandle. ... Pure White Tupelo honey has a unique flavor and a light greenish color. It is also known as monofloral honey and it is made predominantly from the nectar of only one type of flower.

Tupelo honey is produced from the tupelo gum tree which grows along the rivers of North Florida and South Georgia.  We harvest our honey on the riverbanks of the Ochlocknee river.  Our property is located in the Apalachicola National Forest near Sopchoppy Florida.  Stringent controls are placed to harvest the Tupelo Honey.  The 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 cargo.

Real Tupelo honey is a light gold amber color with a greenish cast and has a unique floral fragrance. The flavor is delicious, delicate and distinctive.  True white tupelo, unmixed with other honeys, will not granulate, and due to this high fructose low glucose ratio some diabetic patients have had success using it in their diets. (As permitted by their physicians). The average ratio consists of 44.03% fructose and 29.98% glucose.

Black tupelo, ty-tyi, black gum, willow, and several other plants bloom in advance of white tupelo and are used to build up colony strength and stores. Since these sources produce a less desirable, darker honey, which will granulate, the product is sold as bakery honey. 

Buyers should be aware that 99% of what is labeled Tupelo honey is not Tupelo honey. It is the bakery or a blend for which the buyer is paying a premium price.