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Honey bee forage in Pine Level, Florida
Estimated forage here is better than about 27% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Pine Level?
- First forage: Jan 16 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion)
- Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31, peaking late Jun (cotton)
- Season ends: Aug 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Pine Level, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Feb 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): cotton, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): cotton; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): cotton, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Cotton: about 3,585 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – late Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 94 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Pine Level
Mostly: Southeastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation; Cotton; Southeastern Ruderal Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: open water 0.44 mi E; pond, lake or river 0.48 mi SW.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
How Pine Level ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 44th | 44th | 66th | 2nd |
| Florida | 27th | 7th | 100th | 1st |
| Southeastern Plains | 30th | below the 1st | 89th | 10th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 30% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Pine Level: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Cobbtown 2 mi · Brownsdale 3 mi · Jay 4 mi · New York 5 mi · Whitfield 6 mi · Mount Carmel 8 mi
An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Pine Level (30.8892, -87.1695); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.