Honey bee forage in Hollywood, South Carolina

When is the honey flow in Hollywood?

• First forage: Jan 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30, peaking early Mar (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden))
• Season ends: Dec 31

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Hollywood, 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 28.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Summer honey (July and August): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; 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): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid

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 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early May – early Jun (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
• Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late Apr – late Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms early May – 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 Hollywood

Mostly: Southeastern Native Ruderal Forest; Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest; Southern Atlantic Coastal Plain Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh.

Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.07 mi NW; pond, lake or river 0.17 mi S.

How Hollywood ranks

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

About 87% 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

Ravenel 2 mi · Meggett 5 mi · Adams Run 9 mi · Rockville 10 mi · Seabrook Island 12 mi · Kiawah Island 12 mi

All towns in South Carolina · National map · How the scoring works

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 Hollywood (32.7513, -80.2019); 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.