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Forage report for 29.5452, -82.5150
Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (72nd percentile) and lowest in fall (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.8 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); blueberries (nearest 1.6 mi E); dry beans (nearest 1.9 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.7 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 14th, fall 31st)
- Florida: 61st percentile (spring 67th, summer 72nd, fall 35th)
- Southern Coastal Plain: 61st percentile (spring 63rd, summer 70th, fall 40th)
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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 433 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
- Blueberries: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms early Feb – early Mar
- Dry beans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Dry beans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Millet: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May
- Peas: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NW, blooms late Feb – early Apr
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% of surveyed US acres (2025); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% of surveyed US acres (2024); Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.