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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 32.9870, -83.8823

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.4 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 2.6 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 24th, fall 5th)
  • Georgia: 84th percentile (spring 91st, summer 52nd, fall 27th)
  • Piedmont: 72nd percentile (spring 83rd, summer 32nd, fall 22nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms early Mar – early Aug
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Millet: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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