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Forage report for 30.0155, -91.1543

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it ranks highest in spring (33rd percentile) and lowest in summer (4th). Expect a dearth from late Jun to late Nov. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 64th, summer 3rd, fall 9th)
  • Louisiana: 60th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 4th, fall 18th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 14th percentile (spring 20th, summer 3rd, fall 44th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.