I generally like darker full flavored honeys. Tulip Poplar is my favorite followed by buckwheat. The next two though are oddly much more subtle. A tie between the buttery tupelo/ogeechee and the water white basswood a very mild honey that has a hint of mint to it.

Love the tulip poplar honey

Sourwood, palmetto, orange blossom and gallberry follow in that order. Clover is actually low on my list.

Is tulip poplar honey the same as “Tupelo Honey”?

I have heard a lot about it, but, I have never tasted tupelo honey. I do see that there are quite a number of sources available. Links to a few are found below.

Tupelo honey video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=4KA_T-LVVZQ

Tupelo Honey- https://www.lltupelohoney.com/ourproduct.cfm

Smiley Honey- https://www.smileyhoney.com/collections/...ant=32986988104

Sleeping Bear Farms- https://www.sleepingbearfarms.com/tupelo-honey/

Sweetwater Creek Honey Farm- http://sweetwatercreekhoneyfarm.com/buy-honey-now/tupelo-honey/

No, tulip and tupelo are two different things.
Also be aware there are three different tupeloes, all honey producers, but only one worthy of being called Tupelo. So much so that the state of Florida has laws regarding labeling.

You want white/ogeechee tupelo which is only produced in the Appilachicola basin in the Florida panhandle and in a few locations in south Georgia.
It is a pale amber color and it's most distinctive flavor is that of butter.

LA, I am surprised you've never tasted it considering it comes from just across the state line from you.
But then again that's probably a fact of it's rarity. Each year's crop is essentially sold before the bees make it.

Tulip tree is often referred to as tulip poplar.

You can plant what you want, but if they find something they like better miles away, that's were they will be.

BTW, the three types of tupelo

Black/Upland/Black Gum/Pepperidge produces a darker but still good honey. Rarely found in pure stands or in numbers enough to produce a pure varietal honey. Honey considered "baker" grade. Found on upland sites in mixed hardwoods.

Swamp/Water/Bear actually two possibly three species but treated the same for nectar. This is the tupelo of southern swamps found growing in or adjacent to water from the fall line south. Often found in large pure stands or with bald/pond cypress. Produces a light mild flavored but unremarkable honey.

Ogeechee/White see above. Found in very specific stream bank sites. Can only grow under very specific water flow/flood regimens.