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Forage report for 30.1000, -90.9283

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (79th percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); strawberries (nearest 1.0 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 88th, summer 26th, fall 16th)
  • Louisiana: 72nd percentile (spring 75th, summer 79th, fall 31st)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 19th percentile (spring 45th, summer 24th, fall 58th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 294 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 546 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Strawberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jan – early Apr
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Strawberries: insecticides used on about 96% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.