Bee forage check
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Forage report for 32.5319, -92.5256
Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Louisiana. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Louisiana sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.0 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.
Ranking
- Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 85th, summer 20th, fall 41st)
- Louisiana: 63rd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 72nd, fall 74th)
- South Central Plains: 67th percentile (spring 71st, summer 66th, fall 79th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Louisiana, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.