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Forage report for 32.6717, -90.5469

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.4 mi NE, 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. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 98th, summer 68th, fall 9th)
  • Mississippi: 86th percentile (spring 91st, summer 84th, fall 52nd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 49th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 41st, fall 44th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3,304 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 2,932 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 1,069 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 1,274 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Cotton: about 297 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

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.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A, 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.