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Forage report for 31.8461, -98.4041

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.3 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 87th, summer 32nd, fall 24th)
  • Texas: 73rd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 74th, fall 28th)
  • Cross Timbers: 64th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 43rd, fall 7th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early May – early 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, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), 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, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • 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.