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Forage report for 31.7914, -82.5600

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in summer (75th percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); blueberries (nearest 0.3 mi NE). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 59th percentile (spring 71st, summer 34th, fall 17th)
  • Georgia: 73rd percentile (spring 45th, summer 75th, fall 68th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 53rd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 98th, fall 17th)

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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Cotton
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 160 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Cotton: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 211 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Blueberries: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Cotton: about 158 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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); Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% 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.

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.