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Forage report for 30.9527, -92.1861

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.4 mi N, 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. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 94th, summer 34th, fall 24th)
  • Louisiana: 80th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 86th, fall 44th)
  • South Central Plains: 92nd percentile (spring 88th, summer 92nd, fall 32nd)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,316 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 902 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 537 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 41% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Heavily developed. About 56% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.