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Florida Nectar Flow & Bee Forage Calendar

What blooms for honey bees in Florida through the year, when the flow is on and when the dearth hits. Main flow Mar to Jul, fall flow Aug to Dec. Built from the Florida region: 66 forage plants and crops, honey-bee-confirmed.

Florida: Your Beekeeping Year

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Main flow Mar to Jul Dearth brief Fall flow Aug to Dec

The fall flow mostly builds their own winter stores, not a harvest to bank on. If a hive is light going into winter, feed 2:1 syrup while it is still warm enough for them to take it.

What's blooming in Florida

Every forage plant behind the flow, including the introduced and invasive honey plants native-plant guides leave out.

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Nectar strength: low to high (bold names are major flows)
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Sources for this region: Florida beekeeping references 路 honey-plant references 路 regional varietal honeys 路 UF/IFAS Avocado Growing in the Florida Home Landscape 路 UF/IFAS Florida Honey Bee Plants (ENY-171) 路 UF/IFAS; beekeeper-known 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022) 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022); genus estimate from American Honey Plants 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022); genus estimate from Illinois Wildflowers 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022); genus estimate from Plants for Bees 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022); values from American Honey Plants 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022); values from Illinois Wildflowers 路 Xerces Florida (NPPBI 2022); values from Plants for Bees. Every plant is drawn from these, not generated. Tap any plant name to see its details and source.

Typical regional timing, not a forecast. The sources for this region are listed under the calendar.

Crops near you: bees and farmers

2 crops grown around Florida that feed bees and mostly depend on them to set a full harvest.

CropBloomsBees getCrop needs bees
Orange blossomMar to AprNectarModerate
AvocadoDec to AprNectarHigh

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