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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 30.5677, -92.3164

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 96th, summer 27th, fall 5th)
  • Louisiana: 79th percentile (spring 87th, summer 80th, fall 9th)
  • Western Gulf Coastal Plain: 74th percentile (spring 98th, summer 68th, fall 18th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Jul 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 323 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 201 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

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