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Forage report for 32.4340, -89.1114
Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in spring (65th percentile) and lowest in fall (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.6 mi N, 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.
Ranking
- Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 90th, summer 25th, fall 8th)
- Mississippi: 59th percentile (spring 65th, summer 56th, fall 47th)
- Southeastern Plains: 71st percentile (spring 83rd, summer 52nd, fall 40th)
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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- 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
- Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi N, 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), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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.