Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 27.8272, -82.3809

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (79th percentile) and lowest in spring (49th). Expect a dearth from early Oct to late Nov. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 64th, summer 17th, fall 42nd)
Florida: 67th percentile (spring 49th, summer 79th, fall 54th)
Southern Coastal Plain: 66th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 76th, fall 58th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jan 1 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
Dearth: Oct 1 to Nov 30
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

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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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.