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Forage report for 32.3377, -83.2814

Estimated forage here is better than about 47% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in summer (61st percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.0 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 50th percentile (spring 74th, summer 27th, fall 6th)
Georgia: 47th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 61st, fall 31st)
Southeastern Plains: 42nd percentile (spring 45th, summer 57th, fall 30th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 31 — Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

Cotton: about 260 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Cotton: about 306 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Soybeans: about 165 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Corn: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jun
Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Cotton: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra 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), Cotton, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.

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.