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Forage report for 26.3141, -98.6651

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in summer (48th percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 69th, summer 23rd, fall 31st)
  • Texas: 68th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 48th, fall 36th)
  • Southern Texas Plains: 96th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 99th, fall 40th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jan 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 1,080 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 634 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sunflower: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Watermelons: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Mar – late Jul
  • Canola: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Mar – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.