Every area is different and beekeepers have different goals. The good beekeepers usually adapt to given circumstances and make the best of issues. Some, hobbyist, or may be commercial: some want honey while others want to raise queens which requires completely different management strategies. So there is reasons as to why so many answers to a single question. We are diversified as there are no limits to the imagination coupled with the fact the bees themselves are adaptable.
My area is the hardwood country of N. Arkansas. Spring is always full of blooms, every direction I look I can see trees such as wild plum bursting with blooms. By July things really slow down as far as flowers go, even with rain, flowers are in short supply.
Me personally:
I Enjoy the challenge of rearing the best queens in Arkansas. Am I bias, you bet ya, I am very proud of my queens outstanding performance. I don?t sell queens so this is not a sales pitch. I do give away queens, no charge period, to whoever wants to drive over and say howdy. My goal is to derive the best queens on the planet: hygienic, gentle, honey producers. Ok, I told ya I was bias.
Blessings
Van