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Forage report for 31.5185, -81.3688
Estimated forage here is better than about 22% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in summer (15th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 2.1 mi W). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 40th percentile (spring 61st, summer 11th, fall 51st)
- Georgia: 22nd percentile (spring 16th, summer 15th, fall 98th)
- Southern Coastal Plain: 24th percentile (spring 34th, summer 60th, fall 81st)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Georgia, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Season ends: Dec 31
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi W, blooms early Feb – early Mar
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion; 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 trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.
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.