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Forage report for 32.1915, -93.8041
Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 1.4 mi S). 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: 80th percentile (spring 95th, summer 27th, fall 18th)
- Louisiana: 79th percentile (spring 86th, summer 81st, fall 35th)
- South Central Plains: 90th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 82nd, fall 17th)
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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Jul 31
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Mar
- Blueberries: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Mar
- Blueberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Mar
- Blueberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Mar
- Blueberries: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Mar
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, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra 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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% 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.
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.