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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 29.7224, -90.6304

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (72nd percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 81st, summer 21st, fall 17th)
  • Louisiana: 73rd percentile (spring 66th, summer 72nd, fall 33rd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 20th percentile (spring 37th, summer 21st, fall 59th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: May 16 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.