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Forage report for 29.3729, -100.8804
Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in fall (47th percentile) and lowest in spring (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 2.9 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 47th percentile (spring 60th, summer 19th, fall 39th)
- Texas: 46th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 39th, fall 47th)
- Southern Texas Plains: 90th percentile (spring 86th, summer 98th, fall 82nd)
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
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
- Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
- Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Rabbitbrush; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.