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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 30.8939, -89.8308

Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (68th percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 16th, fall 19th)
  • Louisiana: 69th percentile (spring 68th, summer 62nd, fall 36th)
  • Southeastern Plains: 75th percentile (spring 66th, summer 32nd, fall 73rd)

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: Jan 16 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 113 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 94 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

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

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.