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Forage report for 33.7516, -79.4465

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in South Carolina. Against other South Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (64th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi NW.

Ranking

Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 95th, summer 46th, fall 20th)
South Carolina: 88th percentile (spring 89th, summer 86th, fall 64th)
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 70th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 50th, fall 52nd)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 1 to Jun 30 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 165 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
Soybeans: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

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.