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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 31.2383, -82.3411

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in fall (94th percentile) and lowest in summer (72nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 1.1 mi NE); corn (nearest 1.5 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.5 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.35 mi NE. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 89th, summer 32nd, fall 43rd)
  • Georgia: 99th percentile (spring 87th, summer 72nd, fall 94th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 86th percentile (spring 89th, summer 97th, fall 61st)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Georgia, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Blueberries: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Corn: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Blueberries: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Cotton: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.