Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 30.9986, -94.8263

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (65th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.17 mi E.

Ranking

Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 80th, summer 22nd, fall 35th)
Texas: 73rd percentile (spring 65th, summer 45th, fall 42nd)
South Central Plains: 71st percentile (spring 62nd, summer 72nd, fall 63rd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, 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 Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

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): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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.