Editing Wewahitchka, Florida (section)

==Tupelo honey==
Wewahitchka is the site of one of Florida's largest [[beekeeping]] operations, which was the setting for ''[[Ulee's Gold]]'', a movie filmed in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120402/locations|title=Filming locations for Ulee's Gold|access-date=2012-11-06|publisher=www.imdb.com}}</ref> This honey is produced by placing beehives, known by the beekeepers as "Bee Boxes", in the swamps along the [[Apalachicola River|Apalachicola]] and other area rivers. In some areas the bees are placed on platforms and rafts to keep them above potential floods. Prior to the [[Tupelo (tree)|tupelo]] bloom, all earlier season honeys are stripped from the bees to avoid contamination with lesser grades produced earlier. Likewise, as soon as bloom is finished, the honey must be removed quickly before the bees have a chance to add other types of nectar.
Wewahitchka has a two-day Tupelo Honey festival each May.