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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 29.2063, -95.5144

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (79th percentile) and lowest in summer (36th). Expect a dearth from late Jul to late Nov. Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 2.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.6 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 86th, summer 18th, fall 38th)
  • Texas: 97th percentile (spring 79th, summer 36th, fall 46th)
  • Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 90th percentile (spring 70th, summer 42nd, 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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)
  • Dearth: Jul 16 to Nov 30
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 306 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Cotton: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 148 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi N, blooms late Apr – late 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), Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.