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Forage report for 30.8298, -92.0817

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.7 mi W, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 98th, summer 33rd, fall 16th)
  • Louisiana: 88th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 85th, fall 30th)
  • South Central Plains: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 90th, fall 12th)

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: Apr 1 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 929 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 1,111 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 97 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 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, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Garden flowers; 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

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.