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Forage report for 29.1591, -82.5077
Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (49th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 1.6 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); watermelons (nearest 2.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 1.17 mi E. 3 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 86th, summer 31st, fall 39th)
- Florida: 90th percentile (spring 87th, summer 97th, fall 49th)
- Southern Coastal Plain: 90th percentile (spring 87th, summer 97th, fall 54th)
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 16 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Cotton: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
- Cotton: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
- Watermelons: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi NE, blooms late Mar – late Jul
- Cotton: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
- Clover and wildflowers: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms early Feb – early Jul
- Peas: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Feb – late Mar
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 76% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
- No mapped water within a mile. Plan to provide water. Small ponds, ditches, troughs and pools don't show on these maps.
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.