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Forage report for 26.0850, -97.9074

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in fall (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); citrus (nearest 0.5 mi N). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 86th, summer 31st, fall 5th)
  • Texas: 81st percentile (spring 78th, summer 72nd, fall 9th)
  • Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 59th percentile (spring 69th, summer 80th, fall 18th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Citrus
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 381 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 209 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Cotton: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms late May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Citrus, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Citrus, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: grapefruit: insecticides used on about 63% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: lemons: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: tangerines: insecticides used on about 82% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.