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From the Ground Up: The best trees you’ve never heard of

I want to highlight two of the “trees for bees” that I mentioned last week. One is Nyssa sylvatica, a.k.a. black gum or tupelo. I fell in love with this tree in the Connecticut woods near where I grew ...
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Why Tupelo Honey Is So Expensive

Jars of tupelo and sourwood honey on sale - Jen Wolf/Shutterstock If you've ever seen jars of tupelo honey for sale someplace, you might have asked yourself two questions: "Why did they name a honey ...
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What Type Of Tree Is Dropping All Those Seeds In Your Yard

Fallen seeds and seed pods can be a major nuisance, but proper identification can make it easier to learn how (and if) you ...
The Reporter

From the Ground Up: Trees can bring bees to pollinate for you

As I approached the tupelo trees (Nyssa sylvatica) at the edge of our property last Saturday, I noticed a faint humming sound. I looked closely among the leaves and found dozens of honeybees busy ...
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Why Tupelo Honey Is the Most Coveted—and Expensive—Honey in America

Tupelo honey may be the only variety of honey to have an album and a romantic song named after it, not to mention a city in Mississippi. That album, by Van Morrison, released in 1971, put the ...