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Forage report for 32.6536, -91.2433

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in spring and summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (below the 1st). Expect a dearth from late Mar to early Apr. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.8 mi S, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 90th, fall 0th)
  • Louisiana: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 100th, fall 0th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 99th percentile (spring 100th, summer 74th, fall 1st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Soybeans
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Soybeans
  • Dearth: Mar 16 to Apr 15
  • Season ends: Jun 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 19,689 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 5,566 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 142 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 2,609 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi W, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 184 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • 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.