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Forage report for 30.0730, -97.7369

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 20th, fall 25th)
  • Texas: 72nd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 40th, fall 28th)
  • Texas Blackland Prairies: 28th percentile (spring 26th, summer 8th, fall 49th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

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