Bee forage check

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Forage report for 29.8864, -90.3888

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in fall (50th percentile) and lowest in summer (21st). Expect a dearth from late Jul to late Nov. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 69th, summer 9th, fall 27th)
Louisiana: 73rd percentile (spring 47th, summer 21st, fall 50th)
Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 20th percentile (spring 26th, summer 9th, fall 69th)

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), Dandelion
Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs
Dearth: Jul 16 to Nov 30
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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.