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Forage report for 31.5431, -82.4761

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in fall (78th percentile) and lowest in summer (59th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 0.2 mi S); cotton (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.4 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 81st, summer 27th, fall 25th)
  • Georgia: 93rd percentile (spring 68th, summer 59th, fall 78th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 71st percentile (spring 81st, summer 92nd, fall 29th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Mar 15 — Blueberries, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Apr 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Blueberries: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 398 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Blueberries: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Feb – early Mar

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Blueberries; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Blueberries; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% of surveyed US acres (2025); 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.
  • 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.