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Forage report for 33.6001, -102.6131

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.52 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 66th, summer 82nd, fall 23rd)
  • Texas: 87th percentile (spring 39th, summer 97th, fall 27th)
  • High Plains: 95th percentile (spring 90th, summer 89th, fall 19th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Cotton
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 5,373 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 3,046 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 4,432 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 211 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 614 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug

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 trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Cotton, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • 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.