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Forage report for 29.8093, -91.6690
Estimated forage here is better than about 17% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it ranks highest in fall (23rd percentile) and lowest in summer (7th). Expect a dearth from late Jul to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.1 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.
Ranking
- Continental US: 26th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 6th, fall 12th)
- Louisiana: 17th percentile (spring 12th, summer 7th, fall 23rd)
- Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 5th percentile (spring 10th, summer 5th, fall 49th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Louisiana, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
- Dearth: Jul 16 to Dec 15
- Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
- Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Things to watch
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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.