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Forage report for 29.5039, -95.4689

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.8 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 1.9 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 86th, summer 29th, fall 35th)
  • Texas: 94th percentile (spring 78th, summer 69th, fall 42nd)
  • Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 84th percentile (spring 69th, summer 75th, fall 59th)

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 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Dry beans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 62% 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.