Bee forage check

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Forage report for 29.8657, -94.1302

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (74th percentile) and lowest in summer (48th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.21 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 84th, summer 23rd, fall 41st)
Texas: 87th percentile (spring 74th, summer 48th, fall 49th)
Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 70th percentile (spring 64th, summer 56th, fall 65th)

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 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Dec 31

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