Bee forage check

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Forage report for 30.1630, -97.8766

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in fall (81st percentile) and lowest in spring and summer (70th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.9 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.38 mi NW.

Ranking

Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 30th, fall 65th)
Texas: 82nd percentile (spring 70th, summer 70th, fall 81st)
Edwards Plateau: 99th percentile (spring 86th, summer 98th, fall 44th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.