Bee forage check

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Forage report for 32.0346, -93.6993

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (69th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 32nd, fall 38th)
Louisiana: 76th percentile (spring 81st, summer 84th, fall 69th)
South Central Plains: 85th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 90th, fall 72nd)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion
Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

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

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 76% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.