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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 30.3515, -84.0011

Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it ranks highest in spring (49th percentile) and lowest in fall (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); citrus (nearest 3.4 mi E); corn (nearest 2.8 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 46th percentile (spring 64th, summer 9th, fall 25th)
  • Florida: 33rd percentile (spring 49th, summer 41st, fall 27th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 33rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 42nd, fall 29th)

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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Citrus: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi E, blooms early Mar – early May
  • Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.