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Forage report for 33.6052, -89.2804
Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in summer (67th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi N, 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: 63rd percentile (spring 89th, summer 33rd, fall 5th)
- Mississippi: 55th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 67th, fall 34th)
- Southeastern Plains: 66th percentile (spring 81st, summer 65th, fall 27th)
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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Aug 31
Bee crops nearby
- Cotton: about 178 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
- Cotton: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
- Corn: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
- Cotton: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
- Cotton: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
- Cotton: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
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): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; 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.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.