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Forage report for 29.5721, -98.1420

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.31 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 91st, summer 19th, fall 13th)
Texas: 81st percentile (spring 89th, summer 37th, fall 17th)
Texas Blackland Prairies: 50th percentile (spring 58th, summer 6th, fall 24th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Jan 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

Sorghum: about 141 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
Corn: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
Sorghum: about 155 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
Corn: about 2,061 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
Corn: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
Corn: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber

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.