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Forage report for 31.4637, -82.2547

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in summer (66th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S); cotton (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 30th, fall 8th)
  • Georgia: 58th percentile (spring 51st, summer 66th, fall 42nd)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 43rd percentile (spring 68th, summer 95th, fall 6th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Georgia, 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 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 31 — Cotton
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 191 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 164 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Cotton: about 234 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Cotton: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% 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.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.