Savannah Bee Company

Tupelo trees in southern Georgia set Savannah Bee Company in motion, and Ted Dennard founded it in Savannah in 2002. Its honeys come monofloral or polyfloral.

About Savannah Bee Company

Based in
Savannah, Georgia
Founded
2002
Known for
monofloral honeys, especially tupelo

Savannah Bee Company traces its start to one boy's fascination with the hive and with the tupelo trees of southern Georgia. Ted Dennard founded the company in Savannah, Georgia, in 2002. Dennard also started a nonprofit, the Bee Cause Project, which puts beehives in schools so children can learn about bees.

Alongside honey it sells hive-based body care. Its honeys include both monofloral and polyfloral kinds. Each monofloral honey is named for the plant whose nectar the bees gathered, and tupelo ties back to the trees where the story began.

Savannah Bee Company questions

What is tupelo honey?

Tupelo honey comes from the nectar of tupelo trees, which bloom in spring in the swamps and wet woods of southern Georgia and northern Florida. Savannah Bee says it is produced in only two areas: the Okefenokee Swamp, a vast freshwater wetland in Georgia and Florida, and the Apalachicola River basin, the land that drains into that river. The tupelo trees of southern Georgia are where the company's story began.

What is monofloral honey?

Monofloral honey comes mostly from the nectar of a single plant, so its flavor reflects that one plant; polyfloral, or wildflower, honey blends many. Beekeepers get a single-source honey by moving hives to a crop as it blooms and harvesting once that bloom ends. Because nectar differs from plant to plant, honeys range from nearly clear, called water white, to dark amber, and the darker ones usually taste stronger.

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