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Forage report for 32.7663, -86.1211
Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in Alabama. Against other Alabama sites it ranks highest in spring (48th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 2.4 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: 38th percentile (spring 75th, summer 15th, fall 2nd)
- Alabama: 33rd percentile (spring 48th, summer 38th, fall 13th)
- Piedmont: 18th percentile (spring 29th, summer 11th, fall 4th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Alabama, 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: Mar 1 to May 15 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Aug 15
Bee crops nearby
- Cotton: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Cotton: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Cotton: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
- Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.