RTH Program Details

Real Texas HoneyTM Detailed Program Requirements
  1. Applicants for the Real Texas Honey™ (RTH) program must submit an online Application.
  2. Applicants must be approved by the RTH Board. Once approved, a Member Participant will be included on the Honey Locator and RTH seals will be shipped.
  3. Member Participants agree to abide by current RTH rules and regulations.
  4. Honey offered as Real Texas Honey™ must contain honey 100% produced by honeybees in Texas, and any additional honey purchased for resale as Real Texas Honey™ must come from an RTH Member Participant. The RTH seal shall not be displayed on honey produced outside the state of Texas.
  5. Member Participants may not purchase bulk honey in excess of 500 pounds, annually, from outside the state of Texas,
  6. Honey produced from outside the state of Texas shall not be labeled with the RTH seal and must be labeled with its state and country of origin.
  7. All honey displaying the RTH seal and labeled as “raw” must not have been heated above 120°F.
  8. All honey displaying the RTH seal and labeled as “unfiltered” must naturally contain pollen as collected by the honeybees.
  9. All honey displaying the RTH seal must be pure honey. Honey labeled as “pure honey” means honey from the nectar of plants that has been transformed by, and is the natural product of, bees and that is in the comb or has been taken from the comb and is packaged in a liquid, crystallized, or granular form.
  10. The term “organic honey” may not be used to describe RTH.
  11. Honey containers must be labeled in accordance with current Texas laws.
  12. All Member Participants in the RTH program are subject to inspection by the RTH Board (or its designee), and if requested, must provide proof of the source of their honey.
  13. Member Participants acknowledge that random samples of their honey may be submitted for pollen analyses and/or nuclear magnetic resonance testing for comparison with established databases to verify their honey is unadulterated and produced from Texas nectars.
  14. Any infractions of the requirements of the RTH program may result in removal from the program, deletion from the Honey Locator, and be prohibited from using the RTH seal. The RTH By-Laws will govern the process for termination and appeal of a Member Participant who violates RTH requirements. (See Section 5 of RTH Bylaws)
  15. RTH labels will only be available through the RTH program.
  16. Use of the RTH seal is restricted for use only on qualifying RTH products. Original seals are permitted to be placed on honey containers consistent with RTH program requirements. Black-and-white reproductions of the logo graphic may be used on advertising items such as business cards and banners during the time the Member Participant is in good standing in the RTH program but may not be placed on products.
  17. Membership in the RTH program will renew annually on the anniversary date of original approval. An automatic annual membership renewal option may be chosen by Member Participants, if desired. Member Participants may be contacted by the RTH Board or its designee to determine the number of verifiable honey-producing hives at the time of renewal. Upon payment, the specified number of seals, based on the category of number of hives selected, will be shipped to the Member Participant and the “bee flag” map locator pin will be placed on the Honey Locator for the Membership Participant. Additional seals, if needed, may be available upon request.
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.