More specifically, Tupelo groves can only be found in the Apalachicola River basin in Florida and the Okeefenokee swamp in Georgia. Even more specifically, real Tupelo honey only comes from the White Tupelo tree also known as the white gum Tupelo or the Ogechee lime tree. Harvesting Tupelo honey is no easy feat. In order to reach the honeycombs, the beekeepers have to use boats or rafts to harvest the honey. White Tupelo trees blossom for only about 14 days in early spring the exact dates depend on weather conditions.
And several other trees and plants which also produce honey nectar, like the Black Tupelo, Willow and Ti-Ti, blossom right before the White Tupelo, and the Gallberry flowers immediately afterward. For that reason, beekeepers must clean their honeycombs just before the White Tupelo blossoms, and harvest the honey as soon as the short season ends. By Source, Fair use, via Wikimedia Commons. It is a great place to try and buy fresh Tupelo honey and talk to the beekeepers that have upheld the traditions that have made Tupelo honey famous.
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Now I know what all the buzz is about. Some time back, a customer asked us how we could call it tupelo honey when we were not located in Tupelo, Mississippi. The short answer is that tupelo honey comes from the tupelo tree, not from the city where Elvis was born. The city was named after the tupelo trees that grew there. Other names for this tree include "ogeeche lime", "river lime", "white tupelo", "white gum" and "bee tupelo. Tupelo trees like to have wet feet. The name "tupelo" is derived from the Native Indian phrase "ito opilwa" which means "swamp tree.
But these wetlands cannot hold stagnant water; there must be at least some movement to the water to keep it fresh and flowing around the base of the trees. Tupelo trees have a moderate growth rate; a mature tree will average 40 feet in height and a span of 25 to 30 feet.
It's a rather plain looking tree, and can be hard to spot except for the short time each spring when the trees are in bloom. Honey does not flow out of tupelo trees like sugar sap flows out of maple trees. Tupelo Honey comes from the nectar of flowers.
Nectar producing flowers can be found on a wide range of plants, including trees, flowers, bushes and grasses. Other common trees that have nectar-producing blossoms include almond, basswood linden , black locust acacia , sourwood and various citrus trees grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange and tangerine. Each year, beginning in early April, the magic happens. Small, pea-shaped buds form at the end of tender stems.
Over the next few weeks, these small buds will swell into something that looks like a miniature cauliflower. Then, sometime between April 15 and April 30, these buds explode into a round ball with small, delicate spikes. The precious tupelo nectar is at the base of each little spike. In perfect weather, these fragile blossoms will last for just 3 short weeks. In many years, however, the season is cut short by heavy rains which can knock the blossoms off the trees or by too much wind which dries up the nectar.
Beekeepers have been chasing tupelo honey for over years. In the early days, beekeepers would build flat, wooden barges and tie the barges a riverbank close to where tupelo trees were located.
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