Tupelo honey
Nyssa ogeche
Light amber honey from white tupelo trees (Nyssa ogeche), which grow in river swamps and bloom for only a few weeks in spring.
- Origin
- USA – Florida and Georgia (Apalachicola and Chipola rivers)
- Colour
- 40 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- mild, buttery, floral
- Crystallization
- very slow
- Plant
- Nyssa ogeche · tupelo →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It is so high in fructose that genuine tupelo honey hardly ever crystallizes.
More honeys
Star thistle honeyUSA – California (Central Valley and foothills), Oregon
Gallberry honeyUSA – south-east Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
Blackberry honeyUSA – western Oregon and Washington
Logwood honeyJamaica
Tarweed honeyCalifornia
Sourwood honeyUSA – Appalachian Mountains
Blueberry honeyUSA – Maine, New England, Michigan; Canada – Quebec
Mesquite honeyUSA – Arizona, Texas; northern Mexico
Sources
- National Honey Board: Honey Varietals (honey.com).