Bee forage check
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Forage report for 32.8277, -97.9852
Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (64th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.
Ranking
- Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 91st, summer 33rd, fall 51st)
- Texas: 80th percentile (spring 88th, summer 75th, fall 64th)
- Cross Timbers: 82nd percentile (spring 86th, summer 44th, fall 29th)
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), Dandelion
- Main flow: Feb 1 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), 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), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
Things to watch
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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.