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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 30.4156, -91.4413

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NW); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.13 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 95th, summer 27th, fall 18th)
  • Louisiana: 82nd percentile (spring 84th, summer 80th, fall 35th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 30th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 25th, fall 61st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 393 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 134 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 271 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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