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Forage report for 31.9810, -91.6557

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 98th, summer 46th, fall 9th)
  • Louisiana: 87th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 90th, fall 17th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 38th percentile (spring 81st, summer 33rd, fall 43rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,746 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 3,463 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 688 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 265 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 1,131 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 774 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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