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Forage report for 33.5558, -97.8463
Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in fall (72nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.28 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 43rd, fall 57th)
- Texas: 86th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 87th, fall 72nd)
- Central Great Plains: 79th percentile (spring 100th, summer 31st, fall 60th)
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)
- 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 Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
- Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 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): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 83% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.