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Forage report for 32.7658, -101.4569

Estimated forage here is better than about 28% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in fall (57th percentile) and lowest in summer (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 2.7 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 3.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.19 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 34th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 14th, fall 46th)
  • Texas: 28th percentile (spring 47th, summer 28th, fall 57th)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 60th percentile (spring 90th, summer 5th, fall 15th)

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), Native wildflowers, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 15 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Cotton: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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