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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 30.6915, -91.7506

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (54th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.0 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 96th, summer 29th, fall 28th)
  • Louisiana: 89th percentile (spring 87th, summer 82nd, fall 54th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 41st percentile (spring 68th, summer 26th, fall 71st)

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 623 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 883 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 94 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, 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, 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): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.