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Forage report for 30.0437, -90.8824

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (72nd percentile) and lowest in fall (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 85th, summer 17th, fall 11th)
  • Louisiana: 68th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 63rd, fall 21st)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 17th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 18th, 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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jan 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 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 121 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 878 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 204 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.