Honey bee forage in Worthington Springs, Florida

When is the honey flow in Worthington Springs?

• First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15, peaking late Feb (clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion)
• Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs)
• Season ends: Dec 31

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Worthington Springs, 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 15.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
• Summer honey (July and August): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set over some months
• Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
• Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set over some months

Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.

Bee crops within flight range

• Corn: about 94 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
• Sorghum: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Millet: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May (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 Worthington Springs

Mostly: Eastern Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Southeastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation; Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest.

Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.03 mi NW.

How Worthington Springs ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 82% 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.

Nearby

Brooker 6 mi · La Crosse 6 mi · Lake Butler 7 mi · Alachua 12 mi · Raiford 13 mi · High Springs 14 mi

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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 Worthington Springs (29.9336, -82.4085); 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.