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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 29.3501, -89.6359

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Louisiana. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Louisiana sites. Expect a dearth from late Jan to late Oct. Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 1st)
  • Louisiana: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 1st)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 4th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Louisiana, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Dearth: Jan 16 to Oct 31
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Oct 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers; light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (VE) 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.