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Forage report for 30.9308, -88.5944

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in fall (86th percentile) and lowest in spring (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 1.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); watermelons (nearest 1.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 1.1 mi E, grown 1 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: 69th percentile (spring 81st, summer 23rd, fall 26th)
Mississippi: 62nd percentile (spring 44th, summer 53rd, fall 86th)
Southeastern Plains: 73rd percentile (spring 64th, summer 49th, fall 83rd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Mississippi, 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: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Cotton: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Cotton: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Cotton: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Watermelons: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Aug
Millet: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
Soybeans: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SE, blooms early Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.