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Forage report for 27.9735, -81.7559

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in spring (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (29th). Expect a dearth from early Oct to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: oranges (nearest 0.2 mi SW); citrus (nearest 1.0 mi N). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 14th, fall 27th)
  • Florida: 95th percentile (spring 95th, summer 73rd, fall 29th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 95th percentile (spring 95th, summer 71st, fall 33rd)

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: Feb 16 to Apr 15 — Oranges
  • Dearth: Oct 1 to Dec 15
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Oranges: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 325 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late Feb – early Apr

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Oranges, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Citrus; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Oranges, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion; white

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Oranges: insecticides used on about 93% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: grapefruit: insecticides used on about 63% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: lemons: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: tangerines: insecticides used on about 82% 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.
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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.