Bee forage check

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Forage report for 31.3099, -97.6237

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in fall (70th percentile) and lowest in summer (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 61st percentile (spring 80th, summer 22nd, fall 56th)
Texas: 66th percentile (spring 65th, summer 47th, fall 70th)
Cross Timbers: 37th percentile (spring 31st, summer 8th, fall 37th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 210 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
Sorghum: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
Corn: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
Sorghum: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber

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.