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Forage report for 30.8612, -91.0148

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring and summer (72nd percentile) and lowest in fall (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.21 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 85th, summer 20th, fall 21st)
Louisiana: 72nd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 72nd, fall 39th)
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains: 46th percentile (spring 49th, summer 32nd, fall 68th)

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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
Soybeans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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