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Forage report for 33.4579, -85.1295

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.9 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.23 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 31st, fall 6th)
  • Georgia: 85th percentile (spring 91st, summer 70th, fall 34th)
  • Piedmont: 74th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 50th, fall 31st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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