Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 32.7885, -92.8663

Estimated forage here is better than about 24% of sites in Louisiana. Against other Louisiana sites it stands out most in fall (70th percentile) and lowest in spring (39th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 30th percentile (spring 66th, summer 13th, fall 39th)
Louisiana: 24th percentile (spring 39th, summer 46th, fall 70th)
South Central Plains: 23rd percentile (spring 30th, summer 35th, fall 74th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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 shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

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.