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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Wewahitchka beekeepers celebrate sweet success at Tupelo Honey Festival
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Tupelo honey comes from the White Tupelo Gum Tree found in Northwest Florida and Georgia, and the Apalachicola River basin. But it's hard to come by. The tupelo tree only blooms for two weeks out of the year. 'Usually starts around April 20th. And some years, you only get a day or two, depending on the weather. So you make it or you don't,' Lanier's Tupelo Honey owner Glynnis Lanier said. During that period, beekeepers move their bees towards the river. However, they have to act fast to get quality honey. 'You have to get your bees in and out really fast before you get wildflower and other things into your pure tupelo honey,' Awesome Blossom Honey owner Emily Flowers said. Tupelo honey doesn't harden, age, or crystallize. Panama City celebrates the 28th annual Blessing of the Fleet, Fish Fry, and Burning of the Socks Visitors had the chance to taste-test the 'liquid gold' delicacy from vendors like the Lanier family. They have been producing tupelo honey since the late 1800s. 'This is one of the only places in the world where it grows and sufficient enough quantity to produce the quality of honey that we make here,' Lanier said. Wewahitchka is home to generations of beekeepers, who carry on their family's legacy. 'It is a big deal to be a beekeeper in this area. So, Tupelo is a big deal for this area, particularly because the Tupelo tree is a swamp tree. So it's not everywhere,' T's Honey employee Jasmine Dailey said. Besides honey, there was food, entertainment, and craft vendors. The buzz continued after the festival with a 'Miss Tupelo Pageant' at Wewahitchka High School. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Gulf County hosts Waste Amnesty Day
GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Gulf County residents had the opportunity to dispose of special collection items on Saturday. BCC Waste Solutions hosted a Waste Amnesty Day in Gulf County on Saturday. It allows residents to safely dispose of trash and reduce illegal dumping. Trash men spent the day at the Gulf County Courthouse collecting hazardous materials. Like paint, household cleaners, batteries, automotive fluids, pesticides, and mercury are accepted. However, trash men say there are certain items that they do not accept. 'We don't take things like propane tanks cause we cost is exploding, and we don't take anything like tires and stuff because that, of course, that got to go to landfill,' Trashman Henry Bill said. 'The majority is paint, used oil, any cleaning chemicals, and stuff like that. No tires, no tires, no tires,' Trashman Cameron Cole said. BCC Waste Solutions will take the items to a landfill. They say they collected more items this year than they did last year. Gulf County will host Waste Amnesty Day again in the fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
