Brian,
I think about 1/2 of the commercial bees in the United States winter in Florida to get ready for the almond pollination in California.
As a I have mentioned before, a Beekeeper in Tampa with 4 hives made 1600 pounds of honey in one year. He also sold it at $10 a pound. That?s a $16,000 crop from 4 hives. Pretty amazing.
Jim