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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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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 31.4280, -92.4807

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in fall (77th percentile) and lowest in spring (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 80th, summer 21st, fall 43rd)
  • Louisiana: 66th percentile (spring 65th, summer 72nd, fall 77th)
  • South Central Plains: 70th percentile (spring 61st, summer 67th, fall 84th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms early Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NE, blooms early May – late May

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 shrubs, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), 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 shrubs, Dandelion; 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.