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Forage report for 32.8048, -79.7526

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in South Carolina. Against other South Carolina sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.8 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 75th, summer 30th, fall 55th)
  • South Carolina: 61st percentile (spring 28th, summer 62nd, fall 98th)
  • Southern Coastal Plain: 59th percentile (spring 71st, summer 96th, fall 88th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 51% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.