A History Of Service & Satisfaction

Bee Sweet Citrus was founded in 1987 as an independent packer and shipper of California oranges.  As our business grew, we added other citrus varieties, enabling Bee Sweet to become the industry leader we are today. 

Now a successful year-round operation, Bee Sweet ships throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and several Pacific Rim countries including Japan.  We have become a “one stop shop” for all citrus commodities – an important advantage in today’s competitive marketplace.  Yet, despite our growth and capabilities, we still offer personal customer service and a heartfelt commitment to each of our growers and buyers.  And we still proudly take a “hands-on” approach to the growing, packing, marketing and shipping of our growers’ fruit. 

With a product list that includes Navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, grapefruit, mandarins – even exotic specialties like minneolas and pummelos – Bee Sweet Citrus offers the freshest, best-tasting California citrus with the service and availability you demand.

The Bee Sweet Way

Our philosophy is simple: “Do what you do best, and be the best at what you do.”  And we work hard to ensure that our philosophy shows in every aspect of Bee Sweet Citrus.

Every step in the growing, packing and shipping of our fruit – even the smallest and simplest – is important to us.  From strategic planning that enables us to fulfill our customers’ season-long needs, to developing innovative new packaging solutions, our commitment to excellence shows in every brand we offer: Bee Sweet, Sweetheart, Royal Bee and Abeja.

Of course, it helps that Bee Sweet is located in the world’s most productive agricultural region.  Our packing, storage, marketing and distribution facilities are literally surrounded by the orchards that produce the citrus we ship, giving us complete quality control from tree to truck.

Brand Builders

How did Bee Sweet Citrus grow from a small, privately-owned packer to an industry leader in the relatively short time since our founding in 1987?  By building our company on quality products and customer service, plain and simple.  That’s why our Bee Sweet, Sweetheart, Royal Bee and Abeja brands are respected by buyers and consumers around the world.  And why Bee Sweet Citrus has gained an industry-wide reputation for honesty, integrity and dependability.

Teamwork That Works For You

The Bee Sweet team is composed of the most knowledgeable and experienced people in their individual fields of expertise, all pulling together toward the common goal of achieving excellence.  The result?  A rock-solid commitment to providing the finest, freshest, best-tasting California citrus available.  Put our team to work for yours, and enjoy the results for yourself!

A Growing Commitment

A company like Bee Sweet is only as strong as its growers.  Fortunately, our growers share Bee Sweet’s philosophy, dedication and high quality standards.  That unity, along with a shared commitment to proven, productive farming practices, create fruit of unsurpassed excellence and unparalleled quality.  Which is why we consider our growers to be one of our most valuable assets.

Passionate About Packing

At Bee Sweet Citrus, we’re not content to meet our customers’ expectation.  We strive to exceed them – a goal reached daily through the extensive grading and sorting of our citrus products.  Because we precisely pack to a consistent grade, you always know exactly what to expect: consistent size, color and taste, time after time.

Packed With Options

At Bee Sweet Citrus, we have our finger on the pulse of consumer preferences and buying habits.  As those factors change, we respond by giving our customers a wide variety of versatile packaging solutions.  We offer poly, mesh and vexar bags in 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 pound packs – standard options that meet the needs of most consumers.  If you require a specific pack configuration, just let us know and we’ll do our best to ensure that your needs – and those of your customers – are met.

Season-Long Availability

As a year-round shipper, we’ve developed programs that are strategically planned and meticulously implemented to ensure sweet, great-tasting citrus all season long.

Our Valencia and Navel oranges are unmatched in quality and taste – the result of our single-minded commitment to citrus.  Since Bee Sweet is only in the citrus business, we aren’t distracted by other products, allowing us to concentrate fully on producing the finest citrus available.  And offering orange varieties that are truly in a class by themselves.

Likewise, our lemons are crisp, bittersweet and available all season long.  All with the excellent size and color that make Bee Sweet lemons among the best in the world.  No wonder your customers call them “bee-licious!”

A snappy favorite of many consumers around the world, our Satsuma mandarins are truly a specialty citrus.  These seedless, intensely-colored treats are available in November and December, offering the delicious, easy-to-eat taste that makes them perfect for the holidays.

Bee Sweet grapefruit are consistent, quality-assured and packed with value in every box we ship.  Thanks to our proven program, every Bee Sweet grapefruit is beautiful and flavorful, from the first one picked to the last one packed.

What truly separates Bee Sweet Citrus from the competition is our exotic, specialty citrus.  We make sure our minneolas, pummelos and a wide variety of other citrus are available to meet the unique needs of your customers.

Consistent Quality

Consistent quality is no accident.  It’s the result of meticulous planning, hands-on production and stringent control in every aspect of our operation.  Add our extensive grading and sorting practices, and it’s easy to see why Bee Sweet can deliver perfect citrus to you and your customers with every order.  At Bee Sweet Citrus, consistent quality is more than a lofty goal.  It’s a daily practice. 

Worldwide Distribution To Meet Worldwide Demand

To meet consumer demand across the country and around the world, Bee Sweet Citrus ships our oranges, lemons, grapefruit and exotics to every corner of the planet.  Travel the globe, and you’ll find our citrus products in large retail chain stores throughout the United States, as well as Asia, Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

Worldwide distribution takes a level of experience and capability many citrus growers, packers and shippers simply don’t have.  But you can depend on Bee Sweet to ship anywhere that demands top-quality, great-tasting California citrus.