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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 30.2039, -88.4279

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in fall (78th percentile) and lowest in spring and summer (below the 1st). Expect a dearth from early May to late Oct. Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 2nd percentile (spring 9th, summer 2nd, fall 20th)
  • Mississippi: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 78th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 2nd, fall 21st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Dearth: May 1 to Oct 31
  • Fall flow: May 16 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers; 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.