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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 31.6670, -92.8888

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in Louisiana. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Louisiana sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.4 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.2 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 2.7 mi W, 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.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 80th, summer 20th, fall 37th)
  • Louisiana: 62nd percentile (spring 65th, summer 71st, fall 66th)
  • South Central Plains: 66th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 65th, fall 68th)

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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: May 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 324 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 211 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 550 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 134 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, 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.