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Forage report for 32.5453, -99.1670

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.3 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 61st percentile (spring 88th, summer 26th, fall 7th)
  • Texas: 67th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 59th, fall 11th)
  • Central Great Plains: 66th percentile (spring 98th, summer 9th, fall 10th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.