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Tullibody is a residential town west of Alloa on the south bank of the Black Devon, set between the River Forth floodplain to the south and the lower Ochil slopes to the north. The Black Devon corridor through the town carries willow, alder and hawthorn scrub that is an important early-season forage resource; the Devon Cliffs SSSI immediately east of town is a notable remnant of natural riverbank habitat. The Forth Carse arable fields south of Tullibody carry oilseed rape from mid-April, making this one of the most productive early-season beekeeping locations in Clackmannanshire. The Alloa Inch wetlands on the Forth shore are accessible to bees working the Forth corridor.

Oilseed rape on the Forth Carse between Alloa, Tullibody and the Stirling boundary is the dominant April-to-May flow, one of the most reliable in central Scotland, and sets fast so requires prompt extraction. White clover follows on the improved lowland pastures and the amenity grasslands of the Alloa park network from June through July. Sycamore on the Devon and Black Devon valley margins and in the Ochil village gardens drives the May gap flow. Hawthorn is prolific on the lower hillside hedgerows and the field boundaries of the Carse. The Ochil Hills above Alva, Tillicoultry and Dollar carry extensive heather moorland from mid-July through September; the steep access tracks allow colonies to be moved up for a late-season heather crop. Bramble on former industrial sites around Alloa and on the Ochil lower slopes extends the summer forage into August. Himalayan balsam is establishing along the Devon Water corridor. Ivy on the older sandstone buildings of Alloa and Clackmannan closes the calendar in October.