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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 31.8834, -87.8113

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Alabama. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Alabama sites. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 8th percentile (spring 39th, summer 5th, fall 0th)
  • Alabama: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)
  • Southeastern Plains: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Jul 31

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, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; 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.