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Forage report for 32.0490, -93.3343

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Louisiana. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Louisiana sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 2.9 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 2.8 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); peaches (nearest 3.0 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 83rd, summer 20th, fall 36th)
  • Louisiana: 61st percentile (spring 69th, summer 71st, fall 66th)
  • South Central Plains: 65th percentile (spring 67th, summer 66th, fall 67th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 393 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Peas: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SW, blooms early Mar – late Apr
  • Peas: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms early Mar – late Apr
  • Peaches: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Feb
  • Cotton: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Peas: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SW, blooms early Mar – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.