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Forage report for 30.4771, -83.7617
Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Florida. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Florida sites. Expect a dearth from late Jul to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 2.5 mi E, grown 2 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: 54th percentile (spring 66th, summer 9th, fall 40th)
- Florida: 46th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 45th, fall 49th)
- Southern Coastal Plain: 44th percentile (spring 49th, summer 45th, fall 55th)
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 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Dearth: Jul 16 to Dec 15
- Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
- Corn: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
- Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms late Apr – late May
- Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
- Soybeans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
- Cotton: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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; 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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.