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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 30.1206, -90.9843

Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (74th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.13 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 22nd, fall 17th)
  • Louisiana: 74th percentile (spring 68th, summer 74th, fall 32nd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 21st percentile (spring 39th, summer 22nd, fall 59th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 276 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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