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Forage report for 32.3507, -90.7400

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 2.9 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). 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: 68th percentile (spring 88th, summer 21st, fall 32nd)
  • Mississippi: 61st percentile (spring 62nd, summer 48th, fall 91st)
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains: 40th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 32nd, fall 84th)

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 May 15 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 574 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 150 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 113 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), 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). 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.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.