Buzzberry Farms / Georgia Sourwood

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One North Georgia Appalachian source harvest. Explore the regional landscape, the independent microscopic pollen findings and the clearly labeled Buzzberry model used to interpret this July 2026 sample.

Illustrated North Georgia Appalachian landscape with white Sourwood blossoms and Buzzberry Farms Georgia Sourwood Traceability heading — Illustrative North Georgia Appalachian landscape and Sourwood blossoms; not a photograph of the harvest apiary.

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HarvestJuly 2026

RegionNorth Georgia Appalachian region

Test methodPollen analysis

One apiary. One harvest window.

We keep each straight-honey lot tied to a single apiary and a defined harvest window. We do not mix harvests from different apiaries for uniformity. This preserves the character of the harvest and keeps its source record and supporting evidence together.

The exact harvest day and apiary details stay in our private records. Customer records show the harvest month, broad region and sample-qualified results.

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Pollen analysis / Nectar estimate

What the Sourwood pollen report tells us

About 80% estimated Sourwood nectar contribution

For this July 2026 harvest, Buzzberry's pollen-adjustment model estimates that about 80% of the nectar contribution came from Sourwood blossoms. The calculation gives 80.1% using our stated correction assumptions. This is a model-based estimate, not a direct laboratory measurement of nectar content.

Buzzberry's partner obtained the company-ordered analysis report confirming approximately 80%. We present that confirmation as the partner-provided interpretation reported to Buzzberry; the calculated 80.1% remains an estimate under the assumptions shown below.

Why does the laboratory show 13% Sourwood pollen?

Pollen percentage is not the same as nectar percentage. Sourwood is known to be underrepresented in microscopic pollen analysis, meaning its flowers can contribute substantially more nectar to a honey than the raw pollen count alone suggests. Botanical-origin analysis therefore uses pollen-representation corrections when interpreting floral contribution.

For this harvest, the laboratory reported 13% Sourwood pollen, while the partner-provided interpretation and Buzzberry's stated correction model estimate approximately 80% Sourwood nectar contribution. The estimate is an interpretation of the pollen profile, not a direct measurement of nectar volume or a purity certification.

What the report covers: The attachment reports pollen from nectar-producing plants. Its five listed entries do not provide a complete plant-by-plant breakdown. We describe the remaining 58% as unitemized because the attachment does not identify its composition or explain why those entries are absent.

The resulting 80.1% is a model estimate for this harvest, not a direct measurement of nectar content or purity.

Buzzberry Farms explanation of Sourwood pollen underrepresentation and why 13% Sourwood pollen is not 13% nectar — How to interpret the 13% laboratory pollen result alongside a separately calculated, assumption-dependent nectar estimate.

The laboratory result

Intertek Food Services GmbH attachment 260903004, dated September 15, 2026, reports 13% Sourwood pollen in the relative distribution of pollen from nectariferous plants. The stated method is DIN 10760:2002-5.

View the full pollen breakdown and model assumptions

One view of the reported pollen results and Buzzberry's estimate
Pollen group / Taxon	Reported pollen	Assumed multiplier	Weighted value	Estimated nectar share
Sourwood / Oxydendrum	13%	15.0	195.0	80.1%
Clover / Trifolium	12%	0.2	2.4	1.0%
Holly / Ilex	8%	1.0	8.0	3.3%
Tallow tree / Sapium	6%	1.0	6.0	2.5%
Cashew family / undiff. Anacardiaceae	3%	1.0	3.0	1.2%
Unitemized remainder	58%	0.5	29.0	11.9%
Total	100%	—	243.4	100.0%

How we calculate the estimate

We multiply each pollen percentage by its assumed correction multiplier, then divide Sourwood's weighted value by the sum of all weighted values: 195.0 ÷ 243.4 × 100 = 80.1150%, rounded to 80.1%.

Weighted values are relative model units, not measured volumes. The five listed pollen entries total 42%; the remaining 58% is their arithmetic complement, not an identified plant group. Its composition is not established by the supplied attachment, and the 0.5 multiplier applied to it is an assumption. Rounded model shares may not add to exactly 100%.

What the evidence supports

Pollen-coefficient research, including work by Texas A&M's Vaughn Bryant, supports the principle of adjusting for underrepresented pollen. It does not independently validate the exact multipliers used here or establish this harvest's 80.1% as a measured result. This estimate applies only to this harvest and these assumptions.

This microscopic pollen analysis is not a DNA test or a purity certification.

Interpretation references: Bryant & Jones: The R-values of honey — pollen coefficients; International Honey Commission: methods of melissopalynology.

The region behind the harvest

North Georgia Appalachian region regional map. All counties intersecting a 30-mile circle use one shading color; no apiary markers or county labels. — Our standard regional illustration uses a 30-mile radius. Whole counties are shaded when any part intersects the circle.

The map provides regional context. Shading does not identify actual harvest sources within each county, a bee-foraging range, or private hive locations.

A record for this source harvest

BB-H-2026-000002 identifies this source-harvest record. The laboratory sample or attachment number is a separate identifier. Earlier harvests and products made from other source lots retain their own evidence.

Before purchase, you can browse the harvest information. To match a bottle you already have, use its lot number. If a number is not listed, contact us for help; we do not substitute a newer harvest for an unmatched code.

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