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Forage report for 33.4177, -99.8169
Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.44 mi NW. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 49th percentile (spring 74th, summer 34th, fall 9th)
- Texas: 48th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 77th, fall 13th)
- Central Great Plains: 46th percentile (spring 86th, summer 18th, fall 12th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, 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 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late May – early Jun
- Cotton: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
- Sorghum: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late May – early Jun
- Sorghum: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms late May – early Jun
- Cotton: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
- Cotton: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
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): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Dandelion; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 51% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
- 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.