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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 29.9689, -81.4912

Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 74th, summer 19th, fall 32nd)
  • Florida: 71st percentile (spring 72nd, summer 84th, fall 36th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 71st percentile (spring 69th, summer 83rd, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May

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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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

  • 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.