Heirloom navels available at Bee Sweet Citrus
Heirloom navels are back at Bee Sweet Citrus, further expanding the company’s portfolio of winter citrus varieties.
“Bee Sweet’s Heirloom Navels are a testament to the hard work our growers have poured into cultivating high quality citrus,” Randy Stucky, director of harvesting and grower relations of Bee Sweet Citrus, said in a news release. “They definitely set the bar for excellence due to their high brix levels and sweet flavor.”
Heirloom navels are a selection of California’s oldest and most established navel varieties and are typically grown on blocks of well-aged trees. The fruit from these blocks have above- average Brix levels and are only harvested once they’ve reached peak maturity.
“Every time shoppers purchase Bee Sweet’s Heirloom Navels, they can be sure that they are getting exceptional fruit,” Monique Mueller, director of communications forBee Sweet Citrus, said in the release. “The work of our farm and production teams, coupled with the technology of our Brix machines, guarantees customers high quality fruit every time they turn to our brand.”
Bee Sweet’s heirloom navels are packaged in high-graphic cartons and matching 3- and 4-pound bags. The company also has navel oranges, mandarins, lemons, meyer lemons, pummelos, grapefruit, cara cara oranges, royal red oranges and minneola tangelos as part of its diverse citrus line.