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Forage report for 29.9156, -91.6764

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (75th percentile) and lowest in fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 22nd, fall 21st)
  • Louisiana: 61st percentile (spring 51st, summer 75th, fall 40th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 15th percentile (spring 28th, summer 22nd, fall 64th)

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: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, 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, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 57% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Heavily developed. About 56% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.