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Forage report for 26.8627, -80.6229
Estimated forage here is better than about 1% of sites in Florida. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Florida sites. Expect a dearth from late Jun to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); oranges (nearest 1.6 mi S); dry beans (nearest 1.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi SW. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 11th percentile (spring 29th, summer 2nd, fall 2nd)
- Florida: 1st percentile (spring 1st, summer 3rd, fall 1st)
- Southern Florida Coastal Plain: 7th percentile (spring 8th, summer 16th, fall 6th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Florida, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Jan 1 to Apr 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Dearth: Jun 16 to Dec 15
- Fall flow: May 1 to Dec 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early May
- Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early May
- Oranges: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms early Feb – early Apr
- Dry beans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
- Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early May
- Corn: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early May
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Oranges; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 50% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Oranges: insecticides used on about 93% of surveyed US acres (2025); Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.