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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 28.0575, -82.6075

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (79th percentile) and lowest in spring (34th). Expect a dearth from early Oct to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: oranges (nearest 3.5 mi N). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 57th percentile (spring 57th, summer 17th, fall 46th)
  • Florida: 50th percentile (spring 34th, summer 79th, fall 65th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 49th percentile (spring 24th, summer 77th, fall 70th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jan 1 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Dearth: Oct 1 to Dec 15
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Oranges: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms late Feb – early Apr
  • Oranges: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms late Feb – early Apr

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; 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

  • Heavily developed. About 57% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.