A Taste of Honey Tennessee Style

As a general rule, the lighter the honey is in color, the milder the flavor. Clover is the No.1 source of nectar in Tennessee, followed by the tulip poplar tree. Clover honey is usually light in color, white tulip poplar honey is dark and tastes much like sorghum. Sourwood honey is also popular in Tennessee. Its supply is often limited, however, because it is only produced in areas of high elevation such as the Cumberland Plateau. Many Tennessee beekeepers classify their honey as wildflower honey, because it is derived from a combination of nectars. Soybean and cotton plants supply a large amount of nectar in West Tennessee. Other nectar sources throughout the state include black locust trees and various asters.

The Great American Smoke Out

The Great American Smoke Out went great did not bother the bees at all. Everyone enjoyed the pool that sits about 25 feet away from the hives the bees went on about their business. There was a little honey used in some of the different BBQ sauces.

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The Buzz About Honey

Weather eaten on biscuits or scooped straight from the jar, honey is one of Tennessee's favorite foods. In fact, the honeybee was adopted as the official state agricultural insect in 1990. Consider these facts:
1. If honeybees became extinct, the lack of pollination would cause one-third of the earth's crops to vanish.
2. Beekeeping is popular hobby for people who grow fruit trees; the bees' pollination helps produce a bigger harvest.
3. Honey is the only food that does not require digestion by the human body - it is absorbed directly into the bloodstream when it hits the tongue.
4. Americans consume 285 million pounds of honey on average every year.