Savannah Bee Company Releases Limited Gold Reserve Status Orange Blossom Honey

Savannah Bee Company has sourced and is selling what the company describes as the purest orange blossom honey available in the US market. This season’s orange blossom honey has reached what the brand deems “Gold Reserve” status.

Savannah Bee Company made the decision to release an Orange Blossom Gold Reserve Honey after clinically testing the pollen count, considering the color clarity and receiving a passing score in a juried taste test.

Orange blossom honey is typically sourced from orange groves in Florida where beekeepers from across the country take their hives for several weeks during the spring. The honeybees collect nectar to create this monofloral honey with sweet, subtle notes of citrus. Once the blooms fall and fruit begins to grow, beekeepers remove their honeybees.

Founder and Head Beekeeper for Savannah Bee Company Ted Dennard states, “Honey like this only happens when nature aligns. An abundant orange blossom season supported by early spring days gave the honeybees the ideal backdrop to do what they do best in the 2021 harvest season.”

Dennard attributes the season’s harvest success to perfect environmental conditions in Florida. During February and March 2021 when orange blossoms bloom, the Sunshine State offered good humidity, no rain, a light breeze and a perfect bloom. Unfortunately, the 2022 orange blossom harvest was disrupted due to inconsistent weather patterns and two early blooms of orange blossoms.

“The 2022 orange blossom bloom was unfortunate and quite contradictory to the harvest in 2021,” Dennard added.

This year’s unprecedented harvest means customers should not expect the Orange Blossom Gold Reserve to return once it has sold out.