Raw Georgia Tupelo Honey – 8 oz Glass Jar | Single-Source, Unfiltered

What can I say — Tupelo is the whole reason I’m in this line of work.

My father, Hank Bruns, kept bees, and as a child Tupelo wasn’t just another honey. It was the holy grail. With its clove and jasmine fragrance, you know right away you’re dealing with something special.

What makes true Tupelo so hard to come by is the fleeting availability of nectar. The white tupelo tree — similar to the cypress — grows primarily in the swamps of the Florida panhandle, and in small pockets of South Georgia swampland. Our Tupelo is harvested along the swampy flood plains of the Alapaha River in middle Georgia.

Tupelo is in the gum family, and its flowers secrete a nectar beloved by bees and southerners alike. Every May, these giants bloom for only 2–5 days. That means the beekeeper must visit the trees every single day, waiting for just the right moment to place their hive boxes — and then remove the honey before the next bloom overlaps and the Tupelo becomes mixed with less desirable flowers.

The result is one of the rarest, most prized honeys in the world. A must-have for any honey lover’s collection.

• Rare single-source Georgia Tupelo honey
• Clove and jasmine fragrance — unmistakably distinct
• Harvested from the Alapaha River flood plains
• Available only during the brief May bloom window
• Raw, unfiltered, and never blended