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Forage report for 29.9867, -90.4522

Estimated forage here is better than about 13% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it ranks highest in fall (35th percentile) and lowest in spring (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.4 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 22nd percentile (spring 47th, summer 9th, fall 19th)
  • Louisiana: 13th percentile (spring 8th, summer 22nd, fall 35th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 4th percentile (spring 7th, summer 10th, fall 61st)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 190 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 123 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 60% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.