Tupelo trees have clusters of greenish flowers, which later develop into soft, berrylike fruits. Tupelo is a leading honey plant, producing tons of white or extra-light amber honey. The honey has a mild, pleasant flavor and will not granulate. To ensure the honey is pure tupelo, the bee colonies must be stripped of all stored honey just as the white tupelo bloom begins. Then, the new crop must be removed before it can be mixed by the honeybees with additional honey sources, according to Strickland.
Most people think of honey as a sweet, golden liquid.
But, in fact, there are many ways to find and eat nature's delicate treat in its raw form. Drizzle a special varietal honey over fresh fruit or angel food cake for a simple no-fuss dessert. Free of visible crystals, liquid honey is extracted from the honeycomb by centrifugal force, gravity or straining. Because liquid honey mixes easily into a variety of foods, it's especially convenient for cooking and baking. Most of the honey produced in the United States is sold in the liquid form.