Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 32.6254, -95.9357

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 98th, summer 40th, fall 30th)
Texas: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 85th, fall 33rd)
East Central Texas Plains: 85th percentile (spring 94th, summer 94th, fall 38th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 15

What the honey would be made of

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