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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 27.5877, -81.9354

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in summer (8th). Expect a dearth from early Jul to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: oranges (right here). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 4th, fall 23rd)
  • Florida: 97th percentile (spring 98th, summer 8th, fall 24th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 97th percentile (spring 98th, summer 6th, fall 26th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Florida, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Apr 15 — Oranges
  • Dearth: Jul 1 to Dec 15
  • Season ends: Apr 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Oranges: about 369 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 547 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 741 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 101 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms late Feb – early Apr

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Oranges, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Oranges, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Oranges: insecticides used on about 93% 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.

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.