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Longniddry is a small coastal village and railway settlement on the Forth shore between Prestonpans and Gullane, best known for Longniddry Bents — a stretch of dune grassland, dune slack and sea buckthorn scrub running east along the Forth towards Gosford Bay. The Bents carry one of the densest sea buckthorn stands on the Forth coast, providing a late-summer nectar flow for apiaries placed near the shore. The village itself is set back from the coast behind a narrow belt of improved grassland; oilseed rape is grown on the farmland on the inland side of the B1348 between Longniddry and Tranent, contributing to the April–May flow. White clover is established on the coastal turf and improved pastures through June and July; elder and hawthorn line the field boundaries east of the village towards Gosford.

Oilseed rape is the defining East Lothian flow: the arable fields between Haddington, Tranent and East Linton carry a mass April–May bloom that fills supers quickly and requires fast extraction to prevent granulation. White clover follows on the improved grasslands and verges through June and July, sustained by the mild maritime influence from the Forth. Sycamore and hawthorn bridge the gap between OSR and clover on the field margins and hedgerows of the River Tyne valley floor. Sea buckthorn on the dune links at Gullane, Yellowcraig and Longniddry Bents provides a distinctive late-summer nectar supplement. The Lammermuir Hills above Gifford and Longformacus carry heather from mid-July into September, and apiaries on the upland edge can work both the arable spring flow and a heather crop in the same season.