Notable spots
Each state is scored at 3,000 random land points so your spot can be ranked against it. These are the highest and lowest of those points: not the best acre in the state, but the best of a fair sample. Every link opens the same report you get for your own address.
Of 3,000 random points nationwide. Percentiles are against that national sample and the state sample.
100th percentile in the US; 100th in Florida
Bee crops nearby: oranges; honey would come mainly from oranges, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; main flow Feb 16 to Apr 15.
Land: eastern warm temperate pasture and hayland, oranges, central florida pine wet flatwoods.
Ecoregion: Southern Coastal Plain. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed.
100th percentile in the US; 99th in Florida
Bee crops nearby: oranges, citrus; honey would come mainly from oranges, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers; main flow Feb 16 to Apr 15.
Land: oranges, eastern warm temperate pasture and hayland, central florida pine wet flatwoods.
Ecoregion: Southern Coastal Plain. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed.
100th percentile in the US; 98th in Florida
Bee crops nearby: oranges, citrus; honey would come mainly from oranges, citrus, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow Feb 16 to Apr 15.
Land: eastern warm temperate pasture and hayland, oranges, central florida pine flatwoods.
Ecoregion: Southern Coastal Plain. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed.
100th percentile in the US; 100th in California
Bee crops nearby: citrus, almonds, safflower; honey would come mainly from citrus, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow Mar 16 to May 15.
Land: pistachios, almonds, california ruderal grassland and meadow.
Ecoregion: Central California Valley. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed.
100th percentile in the US; 98th in Florida
Bee crops nearby: oranges; honey would come mainly from oranges, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow Feb 16 to Apr 15.
Land: oranges, southern coastal plain hydric hammock, fallow / idle cropland.
Ecoregion: Southern Coastal Plain. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed; near a FEMA high-risk flood zone.
100th percentile in the US; 100th in North Dakota
Bee crops nearby: canola, soybeans, sunflower; honey would come mainly from canola, peas, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Jul 1 to Aug 15.
Land: soybeans, spring wheat, canola.
Ecoregion: Northern Glaciated Plains. Worth checking: lots of crops with little or no bee value.
100th percentile in the US; 99th in California
Bee crops nearby: almonds, peaches; honey would come mainly from almonds, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; main flow Feb 16 to Mar 15.
Land: almonds, developed, open space (parks, large lots, lawns), developed, medium intensity.
Ecoregion: Central California Valley. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed.
100th percentile in the US; 98th in North Dakota
Bee crops nearby: canola, soybeans, sunflower; honey would come mainly from canola, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 15.
Land: soybeans, spring wheat, western cool temperate pasture and hayland.
Ecoregion: Northern Glaciated Plains.
100th percentile in the US; 99th in California
Bee crops nearby: almonds, sunflower; honey would come mainly from almonds, sunflower, alfalfa; main flow Feb 16 to Mar 15.
Land: almonds, rice, walnuts.
Ecoregion: Central California Valley. Worth checking: bee crops nearby that are often sprayed.
100th percentile in the US; 98th in North Dakota
Bee crops nearby: canola, soybeans; honey would come mainly from canola, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 15.
Land: northern tallgrass prairie, spring wheat, northern & central plains ruderal & planted grassland.
Ecoregion: Northern Glaciated Plains. Worth checking: no digital FEMA flood map here.
Where the maps find almost nothing for a honey bee: these are the lowest-scoring of the same 3,000 points.
below every other sample point in the US; lowest in Idaho
Bee crops nearby: alfalfa; honey would come mainly from native wildflowers, green/yellow rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed; main flow Apr 16 to Aug 15.
Land: inter-mountain basins volcanic rock and cinder land, inter-mountain basins big sagebrush steppe, inter-mountain basins big sagebrush shrubland.
Ecoregion: Snake River Plain. Worth checking: no mapped water within a mile.
below every other sample point in the US; lowest in Utah
Honey would come mainly from native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs; main flow Apr 1 to Jun 15.
Land: colorado plateau mixed bedrock canyon and tableland, colorado plateau blackbrush-mormon-tea shrubland, barren.
Ecoregion: Colorado Plateaus.
below every other sample point in the US; 2nd in California
Honey would come mainly from native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Jan 16 to Apr 30.
Land: north american warm desert volcanic rockland, barren, north american warm desert pavement.
Ecoregion: Sonoran Basin and Range.
below every other sample point in the US; 2nd in California
Honey would come mainly from native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush; main flow Feb 1 to Apr 15.
Land: north american warm desert pavement, sonoran paloverde-mixed cacti desert scrub, sonora-mojave creosotebush-white bursage desert scrub.
Ecoregion: Sonoran Basin and Range.
below every other sample point in the US; 2nd in California
Honey would come mainly from native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Feb 16 to May 31.
Land: mojave mid-elevation mixed desert scrub, sonora-mojave creosotebush-white bursage desert scrub, north american warm desert badland.
Ecoregion: Mojave Basin and Range.
The highest and lowest of each state's 3,000 sample points. "US" is the national percentile of that point.
| State | Best of the sample | US | Lowest of the sample | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | near Hillsboro, AL bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn, cotton; honey would come mainly from soybeans, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow May 1 to Jul 15 | 95 | near Thomasville, AL Mostly southeastern north american temperate forest plantation, southeastern native ruderal forest. | 8 |
| Arkansas | near Edmondson, AR bee crops nearby: soybeans, cotton, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow May 1 to Jul 15 | 100 | near Lost Bridge Village, AR Mostly open water, ozark-ouachita dry-mesic oak forest. | 11 |
| Arizona | near Padre Ranchitos, AZ bee crops nearby: citrus, alfalfa; honey would come mainly from citrus, alfalfa, cotton; main flow Mar 1 to Apr 15 | 100 | near Wellton Hills, AZ Mostly unmapped, barren. | 0 |
| California | near Ivanhoe, CA bee crops nearby: citrus, oranges, pears; honey would come mainly from citrus, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers; main flow Mar 16 to May 15 | 100 | near Twentynine Palms, CA Mostly barren, north american warm desert bedrock cliff and outcrop. | 0 |
| Colorado | near Cherry Hills Village, CO bee crops nearby: alfalfa; honey would come mainly from clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; main flow Apr 1 to Jul 15 | 91 | near Towaoc, CO Mostly inter-mountain basins shale badland, inter-mountain basins mixed salt desert scrub. | 1 |
| Connecticut | near Staples, CT honey would come mainly from clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; main flow Apr 1 to Jul 15 | 89 | near Pleasant Valley, CT Mostly appalachian (hemlock)-northern hardwood forest, appalachian northern hardwood forest. | 10 |
| District of Columbia | near Martin's Additions, MD honey would come mainly from clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; main flow Mar 16 to Jun 15 | 89 | near Washington, DC Mostly developed, medium intensity, developed, high intensity (paved). | 13 |
| Delaware | near Bridgeville, DE bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion; main flow Jun 1 to Jul 31 | 94 | near New Castle, DE Mostly open water, southeastern ruderal wet meadow & marsh. | 9 |
| Florida | near Gardner, FL bee crops nearby: oranges, citrus; honey would come mainly from oranges, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; main flow Feb 16 to Apr 15 | 100 | near Canal Point, FL Mostly sugarcane, rice. | 0 |
| Georgia | near Rossville, GA honey would come mainly from clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; main flow Mar 1 to May 31 | 88 | near Rest Haven, GA Mostly open water, southern piedmont dry oak forest. | 9 |
| Iowa | near Kingsley, IA bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 31 | 98 | near Sageville, IA Mostly open water, north-central interior dry-mesic oak forest and woodland. | 15 |
| Idaho | near Bonners Ferry, ID bee crops nearby: canola, alfalfa, chickpeas; honey would come mainly from canola, alfalfa, snowberry; main flow May 1 to Jul 15 | 100 | near Minidoka, ID Mostly inter-mountain basins volcanic rock and cinder land, barren. | 0 |
| Illinois | near Gorham, IL bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; main flow Jun 1 to Jul 31 | 99 | near Stickney, IL Mostly developed, medium intensity, developed, high intensity (paved). | 13 |
| Indiana | near Mount Etna, IN bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn, popcorn and ornamental corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Jun 16 to Aug 15 | 99 | near Whiting, IN Mostly developed, medium intensity, developed, high intensity (paved). | 17 |
| Kansas | near Mont Ida, KS bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; main flow Jun 1 to Jul 31 | 99 | near St. John, KS Mostly winter wheat, rye. | 14 |
| Kentucky | near Columbus, KY bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow May 16 to Jul 31 | 99 | near Campbellsville, KY Mostly southern interior low plateau dry-mesic oak forest, open water. | 19 |
| Louisiana | near Lake Providence, LA bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, cotton, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Apr 16 to Jun 30 | 100 | near Empire, LA Mostly open water, mississippi delta salt and brackish tidal marsh. | 0 |
| Massachusetts | near Newton, MA honey would come mainly from dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers; main flow Apr 16 to Jul 15 | 84 | near Boston, MA Mostly developed, high intensity (paved), open water. | 1 |
| Maryland | near Kennedyville, MD bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, clover/wildflowers, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Jun 1 to Jul 31 | 98 | near Ocean City, MD Mostly open water, developed, high intensity (paved). | 5 |
| Maine | near Madawaska, ME bee crops nearby: clover and wildflowers; honey would come mainly from clover/wildflowers, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow May 16 to Oct 15 | 96 | near Danforth, ME Mostly open water, acadian low-elevation spruce-fir forest. | 3 |
| Michigan | near Brimley, MI bee crops nearby: clover and wildflowers; honey would come mainly from clover/wildflowers, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow May 16 to Jul 15 | 99 | near Newberry, MI Mostly boreal-laurentian conifer acidic swamp and treed poor fen, laurentian-acadian northern hardwoods forest. | 4 |
| Minnesota | near Kennedy, MN bee crops nearby: soybeans, sunflower, canola; honey would come mainly from canola, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 31 | 100 | near Big Falls, MN Mostly boreal-laurentian conifer acidic swamp and treed poor fen, laurentian-acadian alkaline conifer-hardwood swamp. | 4 |
| Missouri | near Wilson City, MO bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, garden flowers, cotton; main flow May 16 to Jul 31 | 100 | near Shell Knob, MO Mostly open water, ozark-ouachita dry-mesic oak forest. | 12 |
| Mississippi | near Winterville, MS bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn, cotton; honey would come mainly from soybeans, cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow May 1 to Jun 30 | 100 | near Pascagoula, MS Mostly open water, barren. | 2 |
| Montana | near Gildford Colony, MT bee crops nearby: mustard, lentils, chickpeas; honey would come mainly from mustard, dandelion, lentils; main flow Jun 16 to Jul 15 | 96 | near Cooke City, MT Mostly rocky mountain alpine bedrock and scree, barren. | 0 |
| North Carolina | near Davis, NC bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; main flow May 1 to Jun 30 | 99 | near Rodanthe, NC Mostly open water, atlantic coastal plain embayed region tidal salt and brackish marsh. | 10 |
| North Dakota | near Wales, ND bee crops nearby: canola, soybeans; honey would come mainly from canola, peas, soybeans; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 15 | 100 | near Mandaree, ND Mostly open water, northwestern great plains mixedgrass prairie. | 11 |
| Nebraska | near Arlington, NE bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn, alfalfa; honey would come mainly from soybeans, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Jun 16 to Aug 15 | 98 | near Hay Springs, NE Mostly northwestern great plains-black hills ponderosa pine woodland and savanna, central mixedgrass prairie grassland. | 12 |
| New Hampshire | near Manchester, NH bee crops nearby: corn, sweet corn; honey would come mainly from dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers; main flow Apr 16 to Jul 15 | 73 | near Melvin Village, NH Mostly open water, laurentian-acadian pine-hemlock-hardwood forest. | 5 |
| New Jersey | near Pemberton Heights, NJ bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion; main flow Jun 1 to Aug 15 | 94 | near Elizabeth, NJ Mostly developed, high intensity (paved), open water. | 5 |
| New Mexico | near Peralta, NM bee crops nearby: alfalfa, corn; honey would come mainly from clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Mar 1 to Jun 15 | 83 | near San Antonito, NM Mostly north american warm desert volcanic rockland, chihuahuan stabilized coppice dune and sand flat scrub. | 0 |
| Nevada | near Battle Mountain, NV honey would come mainly from early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs; main flow Apr 1 to Jun 30 | 86 | near Rachel, NV Mostly inter-mountain basins playa, mojave mid-elevation mixed desert scrub. | 0 |
| New York | near Rushville, NY bee crops nearby: corn, soybeans; honey would come mainly from clover/wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; main flow May 16 to Aug 31 | 90 | near New York, NY Mostly open water, developed, high intensity (paved). | 3 |
| Ohio | near Miller City, OH bee crops nearby: soybeans, clover and wildflowers, corn; honey would come mainly from clover/wildflowers, soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow Jun 16 to Aug 31 | 99 | near Columbus, OH Mostly developed, medium intensity, developed, high intensity (paved). | 16 |
| Oklahoma | near Inola, OK bee crops nearby: soybeans; honey would come mainly from soybeans, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); main flow May 16 to Jul 15 | 97 | near Alva, OK Mostly winter wheat, central mixedgrass prairie grassland. | 7 |
| Oregon | near Yachats, OR honey would come mainly from summer-flowering shrubs, maples, huckleberries; main flow Mar 1 to May 31 | 99 | near Paisley, OR Mostly barren, inter-mountain basins wash. | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | near Oreland, PA honey would come mainly from clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; main flow Apr 1 to Jun 30 | 88 | near Marienville, PA Mostly appalachian northern hardwood forest, northern & central native ruderal forest. | 12 |
| Rhode Island | near Warwick, RI bee crops nearby: corn, sweet corn; honey would come mainly from dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); main flow Apr 1 to Jun 30 | 80 | near Clayville, RI Mostly central appalachian dry oak forest, central appalachian dry oak-pine forest. | 8 |
| South Carolina | near Mayesville, SC bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering shrubs; main flow Feb 1 to Jun 15 | 90 | near Modoc, SC Mostly open water, southeastern native ruderal forest. | 5 |
| South Dakota | near Agar, SD bee crops nearby: sunflower, corn; honey would come mainly from roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 31 | 100 | near Keystone, SD Mostly northwestern great plains-black hills ponderosa pine woodland and savanna, rocky mountain cliff canyon and massive bedrock. | 5 |
| Tennessee | near Joiner, AR bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow May 16 to Jul 15 | 100 | near Sevierville, TN Mostly open water, southern appalachian low-elevation pine forest. | 8 |
| Texas | near Delmita, TX bee crops nearby: sunflower, sorghum, corn; honey would come mainly from sunflower, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); main flow Apr 1 to May 15 | 99 | near El Indio, TX Mostly tamaulipan calcareous thornscrub, tamaulipan mixed deciduous thornscrub. | 2 |
| Utah | near Dugway, UT honey would come mainly from himalayan blackberry, snowberry, dandelion; main flow May 1 to Aug 15 | 93 | near Hanksville, UT Mostly barren, inter-mountain basins shale badland. | 0 |
| Virginia | near Chesapeake, VA bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow May 16 to Jul 15 | 98 | near Cheriton, VA Mostly open water, open water. | 0 |
| Vermont | near Stratton Mountain, VT honey would come mainly from early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow May 1 to Jul 15 | 78 | near South Hero, VT Mostly open water, laurentian-acadian northern hardwoods forest. | 1 |
| Washington | near Custer, WA bee crops nearby: caneberries, blueberries, corn; honey would come mainly from caneberries, blueberries, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Mar 16 to Jun 30 | 100 | near Glacier, WA Mostly north pacific mesic western hemlock-silver fir forest, barren. | 7 |
| Wisconsin | near Sharon, WI bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn, alfalfa; honey would come mainly from dandelion, soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red; main flow Jul 1 to Aug 31 | 95 | near Bayfield, WI Mostly open water, laurentian-acadian northern hardwoods forest. | 9 |
| West Virginia | near Charles Town, WV bee crops nearby: soybeans, corn; honey would come mainly from soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; main flow Jun 1 to Jul 31 | 89 | near Cass, WV Mostly central and southern appalachian spruce-fir forest, northeastern interior dry-mesic oak forest. | 15 |
| Wyoming | near Turnerville, WY honey would come mainly from native wildflowers, arrowleaf balsamroot, currants and gooseberries; main flow Jul 1 to Sep 30 | 89 | near Pinedale, WY Mostly rocky mountain alpine bedrock and scree, barren. | 0 |
The score adds up the bee value of every 30 m square within about 3.7 miles of the point, nearer land counting more, across the whole season. Crops come from USDA's crop maps (five years averaged, because fields rotate), everything else from the LANDFIRE vegetation map, with USDA's honey bee ratings for crops and published references for wild plants. A high score usually means bee crops (canola, alfalfa seed, sunflowers, clover, orchards) or a rich mix of flowering shrubs and weeds; a low score means bare ground, grain, conifer plantations or dense city. How the model works · All sources. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19.
These are random 250 m cells, not properties or businesses, and a low score says nothing about anyone's beekeeping: beekeepers choose their yards, random points don't.