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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 30.2395, -92.2687

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (59th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.4 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.36 mi SE. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 84th, summer 31st, fall 32nd)
  • Louisiana: 78th percentile (spring 71st, summer 83rd, fall 59th)
  • Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 72nd percentile (spring 64th, summer 79th, fall 57th)

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
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SE, 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), Garden flowers; 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 77% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AH) 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.