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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 33.1079, -84.4368

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.6 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 2.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 3.0 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.11 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 88th, summer 26th, fall 5th)
  • Georgia: 78th percentile (spring 85th, summer 58th, fall 25th)
  • Piedmont: 65th percentile (spring 71st, summer 38th, fall 19th)

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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Millet: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber

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.