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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 32.5130, -92.1516

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in spring (71st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.3 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.26 mi SW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 84th, summer 38th, fall 45th)
  • Louisiana: 70th percentile (spring 71st, summer 88th, fall 80th)
  • South Central Plains: 76th percentile (spring 70th, summer 95th, fall 88th)

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
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 96% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.