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Forage report for 31.9249, -96.4249
Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.9 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 2.8 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 2.7 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 94th, summer 31st, fall 38th)
- Texas: 91st percentile (spring 94th, summer 72nd, fall 45th)
- Texas Blackland Prairies: 74th percentile (spring 79th, summer 48th, fall 69th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
- Fall flow: Jun 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 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
- Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
- Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
- Cotton: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.
- Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.
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.