Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 27.4008, -99.4310

Estimated forage here is better than about 11% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in fall (35th percentile) and lowest in summer (6th). Expect a dearth from early Jun to late Jun. Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 13th percentile (spring 35th, summer 3rd, fall 31st)
Texas: 11th percentile (spring 11th, summer 6th, fall 35th)
Southern Texas Plains: 57th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 48th, fall 37th)

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), Native wildflowers
Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Dearth: Jun 1 to Jun 30
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.