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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 30.9631, -89.8202

Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (68th percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 17th, fall 12th)
  • Louisiana: 63rd percentile (spring 68th, summer 63rd, fall 23rd)
  • Southeastern Plains: 66th percentile (spring 66th, summer 33rd, fall 53rd)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 94 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

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