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Forage report for 26.3916, -98.9136

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in spring (43rd percentile) and lowest in summer (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 69th, summer 14th, fall 30th)
  • Texas: 70th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 28th, fall 34th)
  • Southern Texas Plains: 96th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 94th, fall 33rd)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 178 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Apr – early May

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.