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Forage report for 26.2173, -98.1261
Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 0.6 mi NE); cotton (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.74 mi NW. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 91st, summer 33rd, fall 38th)
- Texas: 99th percentile (spring 89th, summer 75th, fall 45th)
- Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 97th percentile (spring 84th, summer 83rd, fall 62nd)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Jan 1 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Citrus
- Fall flow: May 1 to Jun 30 — Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Citrus: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Feb – late Apr
- Citrus: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Feb – late Apr
- Citrus: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Apr
- Citrus: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Apr
- Citrus: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Apr
- Citrus: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Feb – late Apr
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Citrus, Dandelion, Cotton; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Cotton; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Citrus, Cotton, Dandelion; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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); Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.