Bee forage check

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Forage report for 31.8495, -106.1713

Estimated forage here is better than about 14% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in fall (41st percentile) and lowest in spring (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 3.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.69 mi NE.

Ranking

Continental US: 18th percentile (spring 51st, summer 13th, fall 35th)
Texas: 14th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 26th, fall 41st)
Chihuahuan Deserts: 67th percentile (spring 69th, summer 73rd, fall 23rd)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Cotton: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.