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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 30.7702, -85.8374

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Florida. Against other Florida sites it stands out most in spring (87th percentile) and lowest in summer (68th). Expect a dearth from early Nov to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.9 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 85th, summer 13th, fall 49th)
  • Florida: 82nd percentile (spring 87th, summer 68th, fall 73rd)
  • Southeastern Plains: 90th percentile (spring 74th, summer 22nd, fall 98th)

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)
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Dearth: Nov 1 to Dec 15
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Garden flowers; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.
  • 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.