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Forage report for 30.2527, -98.6594

Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peaches (nearest 0.8 mi W). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.16 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 85th, summer 22nd, fall 25th)
  • Texas: 69th percentile (spring 77th, summer 48th, fall 29th)
  • Edwards Plateau: 93rd percentile (spring 94th, summer 61st, fall 12th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.