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Forage report for 26.4309, -98.8926

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (54th percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Expect a dearth from early Jul to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 2.0 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 75th, summer 11th, fall 14th)
  • Texas: 83rd percentile (spring 54th, summer 23rd, fall 17th)
  • Southern Texas Plains: 99th percentile (spring 96th, summer 90th, fall 4th)

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 Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Dearth: Jul 1 to Dec 15
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Sorghum: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, 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; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; extra light amber

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.