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Forage report for 33.4473, -97.7680

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Texas. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Texas sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.8 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 2.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 3.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 88th, summer 38th, fall 68th)
  • Texas: 80th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 83rd, fall 84th)
  • Cross Timbers: 81st percentile (spring 76th, summer 65th, fall 61st)

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 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms early Mar – early Aug
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Peas: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi SE, blooms late Mar – early May

What the honey would be made of

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

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.