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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 33.5175, -89.9207

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (64th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.0 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 94th, summer 31st, fall 14th)
  • Mississippi: 66th percentile (spring 77th, summer 65th, fall 64th)
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains: 45th percentile (spring 84th, summer 45th, fall 52nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Mississippi, 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, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • 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 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.