Bee forage check

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Forage report for 32.4528, -91.4908

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring and summer (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 97th, summer 43rd, fall 27th)
Louisiana: 88th percentile (spring 90th, summer 90th, fall 50th)
Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 39th percentile (spring 74th, summer 31st, fall 69th)

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)
Main flow: Feb 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 337 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 121 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.