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Forage report for 32.1998, -89.9677
Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in spring (74th percentile) and lowest in summer (55th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.6 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi N.
Ranking
- Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 94th, summer 24th, fall 16th)
- Mississippi: 70th percentile (spring 74th, summer 55th, fall 71st)
- Southeastern Plains: 82nd percentile (spring 90th, summer 50th, fall 66th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Mississippi, 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 Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
- Season ends: Jul 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; 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.