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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 30.0682, -90.8263

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (65th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Expect a dearth from late Jul to early Dec. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.11 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 80th, summer 14th, fall 12th)
  • Louisiana: 61st percentile (spring 65th, summer 50th, fall 22nd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 15th percentile (spring 36th, summer 15th, 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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Dearth: Jul 16 to Dec 15
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 195 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 222 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, 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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, 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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

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.