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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 31.2173, -98.3934

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (62nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.25 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 89th, summer 28th, fall 50th)
  • Texas: 80th percentile (spring 86th, summer 67th, fall 62nd)
  • Cross Timbers: 81st percentile (spring 82nd, summer 30th, fall 26th)

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)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi S, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi S, blooms early May – early Jun

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): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.