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Forage report for 29.0463, -95.5666
Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.4 mi SE); sorghum (nearest 2.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.0 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.33 mi NW. 3 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 87th, summer 25th, fall 32nd)
- Texas: 95th percentile (spring 81st, summer 55th, fall 36th)
- Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 86th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 61st, fall 56th)
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 16 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 1,295 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
- Corn: about 488 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
- Sorghum: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
- Sorghum: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
- Cotton: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
- Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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
- Heavily developed. About 52% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.
- Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.