Bee forage check

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Forage report for 28.0665, -80.5599

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in spring (53rd). Expect a dearth from early Oct to early Dec. Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.24 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 66th, summer 30th, fall 49th)
Florida: 77th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 97th, fall 73rd)
Southern Coastal Plain: 78th percentile (spring 48th, summer 96th, fall 78th)

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 Mar 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Dearth: Oct 1 to Dec 15
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers
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 86% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.