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Forage report for 31.3789, -89.1142
Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in Mississippi. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Mississippi sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.5 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 2.6 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 81st, summer 16th, fall 6th)
- Mississippi: 48th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 35th, fall 41st)
- Southeastern Plains: 59th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 31st, fall 33rd)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Mississippi, 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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
- Fall flow: May 16 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Jul 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late Jun
- Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms early May – late May
- Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Jun
- Cotton: about 121 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Corn: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi N, blooms early May – late May
- Cotton: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
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): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra 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
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.
- Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.
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.