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Forage report for 26.2821, -98.5821
Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (55th percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.8 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.61 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 76th, summer 14th, fall 24th)
- Texas: 69th percentile (spring 55th, summer 28th, fall 28th)
- Southern Texas Plains: 96th percentile (spring 96th, summer 94th, fall 16th)
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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Jan 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 470 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Apr – early May
- Sorghum: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi W, blooms early Apr – early May
- Corn: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early May
- Sunflower: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms late Mar – late May
- Sunflower: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Mar – late May
- Cotton: about 171 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms late May – early Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Cotton, Sunflower; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Cotton, Sunflower; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.
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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.