Bee forage check
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Forage report for 29.3616, -98.8549
Estimated forage here is better than about 56% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (51st percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 19th, fall 26th)
- Texas: 56th percentile (spring 51st, summer 39th, fall 30th)
- Texas Blackland Prairies: 9th percentile (spring 6th, summer 7th, fall 53rd)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Jan 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 1,089 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
- Corn: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Apr – late May
- Corn: about 240 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Apr – late May
- Corn: about 163 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Apr – late May
- Cotton: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Jul
- Cotton: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Things to watch
- 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.