Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 27.6117, -99.2150

Estimated forage here is better than about 10% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in fall (39th percentile) and lowest in summer (7th). Expect a dearth in late Jun. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi E.

Ranking

Continental US: 11th percentile (spring 30th, summer 4th, fall 34th)
Texas: 10th percentile (spring 8th, summer 7th, fall 39th)
Southern Texas Plains: 51st percentile (spring 42nd, summer 57th, fall 63rd)

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, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Feb 1 to Mar 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Native wildflowers
Dearth: Jun 16 to Jun 30
Fall flow: Apr 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Dandelion
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

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