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Forage report for 31.6462, -87.7106

Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Alabama. Against other Alabama sites it stands out most in spring (68th percentile) and lowest in summer (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 3.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.7 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 3.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 14th, fall 17th)
Alabama: 74th percentile (spring 68th, summer 37th, fall 64th)
Southeastern Plains: 67th percentile (spring 69th, summer 25th, fall 67th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
Main flow: Feb 1 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

Cotton: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun

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): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

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.