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 28.7838, -82.6072

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Florida. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Florida sites. Expect a dearth from late Jul to late Nov. Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 58th, summer 8th, fall 34th)
Florida: 60th percentile (spring 36th, summer 38th, fall 39th)
Southern Coastal Plain: 60th percentile (spring 27th, summer 38th, fall 43rd)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
Main flow: Jan 1 to Mar 31 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Dearth: Jul 16 to Nov 30
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; extra light amber

Things to watch

Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.