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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 31.6355, -91.5551

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.8 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 98th, summer 58th, fall 22nd)
  • Louisiana: 96th percentile (spring 96th, summer 93rd, fall 41st)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 61st percentile (spring 89th, summer 36th, fall 65th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,606 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 1,539 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 1,774 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 4,442 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 345 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 915 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 52% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.