Oranges

Premium product available year round

Navel
The staple of the California Citrus Industry, sweet, easy to peel, seedless, various varieties available eight months of the year, Nov – June

Valencia
Spring & Summer ripening, excellent for juice

Blood Orange
Deep red juice and blushed rind, tart, spicy berrylike flavor, great for juice and special beverages

Cara Cara
Pink flesh, juicy, sweet low acid flavor, popular with chefs



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Lemons

Available 12 months of the year from Bee Sweet’s diverse growers. Wonderful for juice, zest and as a garnish         

Meyer
Cross between a lemon and a mandarin, less tart, the gourmet lemon, makes wonderful pies



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Grapefruit
Star Ruby
Red blushed rind, intense red pulp and juice
Oro Blanco
White flesh, sweeter than most grapefruit
Pummelo
The source of all grapefruit and the largest citrus, up to 12” diameter, tangy, but sweeter than grapefruit, skin is used in preserves and candy

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Mandarins

These varieties mature sequentially, providing product six months of the year, October to March





Satsuma
Bright orange color, easy peel, virtually seedless,  excellent snack, available October – January


Clementine
Matures a month after Satsumas, good flavor
W. Murcott (Afourer)
Spring ripening, very juicy, sweet and flavorful, easily peelable


Royal Mandarin
Also called the "Temple Orange". Spicy, sweet flavor, very juicy





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Tangelos & Tangerines

Minneola Tangelo - Cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit, easy to peel, sweet/tart flavor, great for juice

Fairchild Tangerine - Juicy, with a rich and sweet flavor


Mixed Fruit
Mixed Fruit
Combination packages of the finest oranges, apples and pears of the season, made to order snacks



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Imports

To provide the customer the finest in-season citrus year round, Bee Sweet supplements its California product with fruit from Chile, Peru, Mexico, South Africa and Australia. Our Southern Hemisphere partners provide quality commodities with bearing seasons that are the opposite of California’s.

Chilean Clementines are available from May to August and Lemons from June to September.



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Labels & Pack Styles
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Variety-Availability Calendar

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Navel (D1)

Valencia (D1)

Valencia (D3)

Satsuma (D1)

Satsuma (Peru)

W. Murcott (D1)

W. Murcott (D3)

Clementine (D1)

Clementine (Chile)

Royal (D3)

Gold Nugget (D3)

Dancy (D3)

Fairchild (D3)

Minneola (D1)

Minneola (D3)

Minneola (Peru)

Lemons (D1)

Lemons (D2)

Lemons (D3)

Lemons (Chile)

Meyer (D1)

Cara Cara (D1)

Blood Orange (D1)

Grapefruit (D1)

Grapefruit (D3)

Pummelo (D1)

Oro/Melo Gold (D1)

Mix Fruit Bags Orange/Apple (D1)