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Forage report for 31.5573, -89.4991
Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in fall (66th percentile) and lowest in summer (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.6 mi W); cotton (nearest 2.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.0 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 85th, summer 18th, fall 15th)
- Mississippi: 57th percentile (spring 54th, summer 41st, fall 66th)
- Southeastern Plains: 68th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 37th, fall 60th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Mississippi, 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Fall flow: May 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Jul 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Soybeans: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Soybeans: about 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
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), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.
- 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.