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Forage report for 29.9885, -91.0546

Estimated forage here is better than about 27% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it ranks highest in summer (46th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 36th percentile (spring 60th, summer 12th, fall 12th)
  • Louisiana: 27th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 46th, fall 22nd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 6th percentile (spring 17th, summer 14th, fall 48th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 56% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • 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.