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Forage report for 33.6365, -97.1480

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.3 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.4 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 42nd, fall 41st)
  • Texas: 83rd percentile (spring 91st, summer 86th, fall 50th)
  • Cross Timbers: 88th percentile (spring 90th, summer 80th, fall 16th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • 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 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 315 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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), Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 79% 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.