Real Texas Honey™ Application

 NOTE: Applications are currently suspended until January 1, 2025. Please check back after the 1st of the year. 

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Real Texas Honey™ program. By submitting this application, you agree to all program definitions and requirements listed below and all Detailed Requirements as posted on the Real Texas Honey™ website. All applications are reviewed by the Real Texas Honey™ Board for accurate and verifiable information.


Membership Prerequisites:
  1. Any honey I offer for sale as RTH is produced 100% by honeybees in Texas, and any additional honey I purchase for resale as RTH will come from another RTH Member Participant.
  2. I am not a purchaser of bulk honey in excess of 500 pounds from outside the state of Texas.
  3. I understand that samples of my honey may be tested to show compliance with the RTH program.
  4. I understand, as a Member Participant in the RTH program, I am subject to inspection, and if requested must provide proof of the source of my Texas honey.
  5. I understand that any infraction of the rules of the RTH program and this agreement may result in removal from the RTH program and the Honey Locator and that I will not be allowed to use the Real Texas Honey™ seal. (See Section 5 of RTH Bylaws)
  6. If requested to validate the number of hives claimed, I agree to make available GPS coordinates or physical inspection of apiaries, plus video, photographic or physical inspection of my honey processing facilities and equipment storage facilities.
  7. I will comply with the RTH Detailed Requirements, and the Definitions set forth on the RTH website.
  8. I understand that the RTH seal is restricted for use only on RTH products that meet the Detailed Requirements.
  9. I understand I may be contacted at the time of renewal for re-verification of honey-producing hives.
 NOTE: Applications are currently suspended until January 1, 2025. Please check back after the 1st of the year.